Computer Science at University of Northern Iowa

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

UNI is located in Cedar Falls, Iowa and approximately 9,507 students attend the school each year. Of the 50 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Northern Iowa in 2021, 48 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.

UNI Computer Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science

UNI Computer Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the computer science progam at UNI 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 UNI 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
Best Value General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	58
Best Value General Computer Science Schools	102
Best General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	150
Best General Computer Science Schools	169
Most Popular General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	191
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools	238
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	318
Most Focused General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	345
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools	441

Computer Science Student Demographics at UNI

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer science majors at University of Northern Iowa.

UNI Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 48 computer science majors earned their bachelor's degree from UNI. Of these graduates, 88% were men and 13% were women.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in computer science at UNI are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Northern Iowa with a bachelor's in computer science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	37
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UNI 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 IA, the home state for University of Northern Iowa.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Software Applications Developers	6,990	$88,570
Computer and Information Systems Managers	3,920	$126,560
Systems Software Developers	2,650	$91,920
Computer Network Support Specialists	2,420	$55,690
Computer Workers	2,350	$78,810

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 Feddacheenee under License

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