General Computer & Information Sciences at University of South Carolina - Columbia

What traits are you looking for in a computer and information sciences school? To help you decide if University of South Carolina - Columbia is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's computer and information sciences program.

UofSC is located in Columbia, South Carolina and has a total student population of 35,470. In 2021, 147 computer and information sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from UofSC.

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

UofSC General Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer and Information Sciences

UofSC General Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks computer and information sciences programs across the country. The following shows how UofSC performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The computer and information sciences major at UofSC is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Computer & Information Sciences. 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	34
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools	74
Best General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	90
Best General Computer Science Schools	112
	134
Best Value General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	186
	197
Best Value General Computer Science Schools	267
Most Focused General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	272
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools	463

Computer and Information Sciences Student Demographics at UofSC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer and information sciences majors at University of South Carolina - Columbia.

UofSC General Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 147 students who earned a bachelor's degree in General Computer & Information Sciences from UofSC in 2020-2021, 79% were men and 21% were women.

About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in computer and information sciences at UofSC 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 South Carolina - Columbia with a bachelor's in computer and information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	21
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	91
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

UofSC also has a doctoral program available in computer and information sciences. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Information Technology

Careers That Computer and Information Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer and information sciences can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for SC, the home state for University of South Carolina - Columbia.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
Computer Systems Analysts	7,140	$80,200
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	5,780	$75,630
Computer and Information Systems Managers	3,070	$120,720
Computer Workers	1,510	$92,100
Computer Network Architects	1,120	$85,450

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 Idibri under License

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