Computer Software & Applications at Utah State University

What traits are you looking for in a computer software school? To help you decide if Utah State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's computer software program.

USU is located in Logan, Utah and approximately 27,691 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 66 students received a bachelor's degree in computer software from USU.

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

USU Computer Software & Applications Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Computer Software (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Software
• Master’s Degree in Computer Software

USU Computer Software & Applications Rankings

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

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 software major at USU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer Software & Applications. 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 Computer Software Applications Bachelor’s Degree Schools	16
	23
	29
Best Computer Software Applications Basic Certificate Schools	30
Best Value Computer Software Applications Master’s Degree Schools	38
Most Popular Computer Software Applications Schools	38
Best Value Computer Software Applications Bachelor’s Degree Schools	38
	39
Best Computer Software Applications Bachelor’s Degree Schools	40
Most Popular Computer Software Applications Master’s Degree Schools	42
Best Computer Software Applications Master’s Degree Schools	44
Most Focused Computer Software Applications Master’s Degree Schools	55
Most Focused Computer Software Applications Bachelor’s Degree Schools	58
Best Value Computer Software Applications Basic Certificate Schools	60
	96
Most Popular Computer Software Applications Basic Certificate Schools	112
Best Computer Software Applications Schools	119
Best Value Computer Software Applications Schools	162
Most Focused Computer Software Applications Schools	180
Most Focused Computer Software Applications Basic Certificate Schools	203

In 2021, 11 students received their master’s degree in computer software from USU. This makes it the #42 most popular school for computer software master’s degree candidates in the country.

Computer Software Student Demographics at USU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer software majors at Utah State University.

USU Computer Software & Applications Bachelor’s Program

Of the 66 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in computer software from USU in 2021, 83% were men and 17% were women.

About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in computer software at USU 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 Utah State University with a bachelor's in computer software.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	58
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

USU Computer Software & Applications Master’s Program

Of the 11 computer software students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from USU, about 91% were men and 9% were women.

Of the students who received a computer software master's degree from USU, 73% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Utah State University with a master's in computer software.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

USU also has a doctoral program available in computer software. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Computer Software & Applications

If you plan to be a computer software major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Utah State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Data Modeling/Warehousing & Database Administration	77

Related Majors

• Computer Information Systems

Careers That Computer Software Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer software can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for UT, the home state for Utah State University.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Software Applications Developers	11,040	$99,070
Computer Programmers	3,400	$83,700
Graphic Designers	3,370	$48,130
Web Developers	1,980	$69,940
Database Administrators	1,050	$94,230

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 Cory Maylett under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.