Computer Science at Winston - Salem State University

Every computer science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the computer science program at Winston - Salem State University stacks up to those at other schools.

WSSU is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and has a total student population of 5,169. In 2021, 12 computer science majors received their bachelor's degree from WSSU.

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.

WSSU Computer Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science

WSSU Computer Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the computer science progam at WSSU 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 WSSU 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	156
Best Value General Computer Science Schools	223
	256
	305
Best General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	309
Best General Computer Science Schools	362
Most Popular General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	417
Most Focused General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	468
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools	546
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools	591

Computer Science Student Demographics at WSSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer science majors at Winston - Salem State University.

WSSU Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 12 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Computer Science from WSSU in 2020-2021, 83% were men and 17% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 40% 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 Winston - Salem State University with a bachelor's in computer science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

WSSU 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 Winston - Salem State 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.