Computer Science at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Every computer science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the computer science program at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign stacks up to those at other schools.

UIUC is located in Champaign, Illinois and has a total student population of 52,679. Of the 382 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2021, 306 of them were computer science majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Computer Science section at the bottom of this page.

UIUC Computer Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science
• Master’s Degree in Computer Science
• Doctorate Degree in Computer Science

UIUC Computer Science Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks computer science programs across the country. The following shows how UIUC performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The computer science major at UIUC is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer Science. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	2
Most Popular General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	2
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools	5
Best Value General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	6
Best General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	9
	11
	11
Best General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	12
Most Focused General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	15
Best General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	17
	17
Best General Computer Science Schools	17
Best Value General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	18
	22
Most Focused General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	23
Most Popular General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	25
Best Value General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	53
Best Value General Computer Science Schools	61
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools	74
Most Focused General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	266

In 2021, 543 students received their master’s degree in computer science from UIUC. This makes it the #2 most popular school for computer science master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 52 students who received their doctoral degrees in computer science, making the school the #2 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Computer Science Student Demographics at UIUC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer science majors at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

UIUC Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 306 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Computer Science from UIUC in 2020-2021, 75% were men and 25% were women. The typical computer science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 23% women. So female students are more repesented at UIUC since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% more racial-ethnic minorities in its computer science bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a bachelor's in computer science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	116
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	82
International Students	80
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

UIUC Computer Science Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 543 students graduated with a master's degree in computer science from UIUC. About 80% were men and 20% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a master's in computer science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	92
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	129
International Students	233
Other Races/Ethnicities	73

UIUC also has a doctoral program available in computer science. In 2021, 52 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Computer Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IL, the home state for University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Software Applications Developers	30,500	$96,610
Computer and Information Systems Managers	17,770	$143,900
Systems Software Developers	17,130	$108,570
Computer Programmers	11,350	$91,860

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Beyond My ken under License

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