Computer Science at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

If you plan to study computer science, take a look at what University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UNC Chapel Hill is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and has a total student population of 30,092. In 2021, 416 computer science majors received their bachelor's degree from UNC Chapel Hill.

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.

UNC Chapel Hill Computer Science Degrees Available

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

UNC Chapel Hill Computer Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the computer science progam at UNC Chapel Hill compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The computer science major at UNC Chapel Hill 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	15
Best Value General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	23
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools	24
Best General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	28
Most Popular General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	30
Best General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	36
Best General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	41
Best General Computer Science Schools	47
	47
Most Focused General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	58
	58
Best Value General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	75
Most Focused General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	80
	87
Most Popular General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	96
Best Value General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	109
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools	113
	126
Best Value General Computer Science Schools	163
Most Focused General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	196

In 2021, 31 students received their master’s degree in computer science from UNC Chapel Hill. This makes it the #97 most popular school for computer science master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 14 students who received their doctoral degrees in computer science, making the school the #30 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Computer Science Student Demographics at UNC Chapel Hill

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer science majors at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

UNC Chapel Hill Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 416 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in computer science from UNC Chapel Hill. About 72% were men and 28% were women. The typical computer science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 23% women. So female students are more repesented at UNC Chapel Hill since its program graduates 5% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% 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 North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a bachelor's in computer science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	103
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	25
White	192
International Students	39
Other Races/Ethnicities	43

UNC Chapel Hill Computer Science Master’s Program

Of the 31 students who graduated with a master’s in computer science from UNC Chapel Hill in 2021, 81% were men and 19% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a master's in computer science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	15
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UNC Chapel Hill also has a doctoral program available in computer science. In 2021, 14 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 NC, the home state for University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Software Applications Developers	30,580	$103,280
Computer and Information Systems Managers	12,740	$142,330
Systems Software Developers	7,070	$105,760
Computer Programmers	6,210	$94,570
Computer Workers	5,940	$88,650

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 Marchmain05 under License

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