Computer Science at University of North Carolina at Charlotte

If you are interested in studying computer science, you may want to check out the program at University of North Carolina at Charlotte. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UNC Charlotte is located in Charlotte, North Carolina and approximately 30,146 students attend the school each year. Of the 732 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of North Carolina at Charlotte in 2021, 633 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.

UNC Charlotte Computer Science Degrees Available

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

UNC Charlotte Computer Science Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks computer science programs across the country. The following shows how UNC Charlotte 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 UNC Charlotte 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	6
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools	7
Most Popular General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	14
Most Popular General Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools	19
Most Focused General Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools	19
Most Focused General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	27
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools	29
Most Focused General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	33
Best Value General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	61
Best Value General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	126
Best Value General Computer Science Schools	137
Best General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	140
Best General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	158
Best General Computer Science Schools	195
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In 2021, 247 students received their master’s degree in computer science from UNC Charlotte. This makes it the #14 most popular school for computer science master’s degree candidates in the country.

Computer Science Student Demographics at UNC Charlotte

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

UNC Charlotte Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 633 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in computer science from UNC Charlotte in 2021, 81% were men and 19% were women.

About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in computer science at UNC Charlotte are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% 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 Charlotte with a bachelor's in computer science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	105
Black or African American	62
Hispanic or Latino	58
White	339
International Students	26
Other Races/Ethnicities	43

UNC Charlotte Computer Science Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 247 students earned a master's degree in computer science from UNC Charlotte. About 30% of these graduates were women and the other 70% were men.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	21
International Students	209
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UNC Charlotte also has a doctoral program available in computer science. In 2021, 0 student 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 Charlotte.

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 Stanton49 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.