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Computer Science at Wake Forest University

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

Wake Forest University is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and approximately 8,789 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 46 students received a bachelor's degree in computer science from Wake Forest University.

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.

Wake Forest University Computer Science Degrees Available

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

Wake Forest University Computer Science Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks computer science programs across the country. The following shows how Wake Forest University 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 science major at Wake Forest University 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 General Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools 7
9
Best Value General Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools 12
Most Popular General Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools 15
Most Focused General Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools 16
Best General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools 35
Best General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools 46
Best General Computer Science Schools 52
86
Best Value General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools 120
131
171
Most Popular General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools 197
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools 226
Most Focused General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools 227
Most Popular General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools 229
Best Value General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools 270
Best Value General Computer Science Schools 334
Most Focused General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools 343
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools 404

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in computer science from Wake Forest University. This makes it the #229 most popular school for computer science master’s degree candidates in the country.

Computer Science Student Demographics at Wake Forest University

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

Wake Forest University Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

33% Women
4% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 46 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in computer science from Wake Forest University. About 67% were men and 33% were women. The typical computer science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 23% women. So female students are more repesented at Wake Forest University since its program graduates 10% more women than average.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 23
International Students 21
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Wake Forest University Computer Science Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students earned a master's degree in computer science from Wake Forest University. About 0% of these graduates were women and the other 100% were men.

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

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

Wake Forest University 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 Wake Forest University.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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