General Computer & Information Sciences

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Median In-State
Public Tuition

$7,070

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Median Out-of-State
Private Tuition

$33,860

growing 2.06%

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The most common degree awarded to students studying General Computer & Information Sciences is a bachelors degree.

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services General Computer & Information Sciences

Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in General Computer & Information Sciences and the types of students that study this field. Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus awards the most degrees in General Computer & Information Sciences in the US, but Associated Technical College-San Diego (109730) and Summit Academy Opportunities Industrialization Center have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in General Computer & Information Sciences.

Tuition costs for General Computer & Information Sciences majors are, on average, $7,070 for in-state public colleges, and $33,860 for out of state private colleges.

The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers General Computer & Information Sciences programs are Public, 4-year or above institutions (371 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 4-year or above (31,275 completions).

Institutions

Institution with the Most Degrees Awarded in General Computer & Information Sciences (2022)

Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
3,298 degrees awarded
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
1,256 degrees awarded
Northeastern University
1,134 degrees awarded

The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in General Computer & Information Sciences, is Public, 4-year or above (31,275 completions in 2022).

The following chart shows the share of universities that offer General Computer & Information Sciences programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.

Tuition Costs for Common Institutions

$7,070

Median In-State Public

$33,860

Median Out of State Private

Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus has the most General Computer & Information Sciences degree recipients, with 3,298 degrees awarded in 2022.

The following bar chart shows the state tuition for the top 5 institutions with the most degrees awarded in General Computer & Information Sciences.

Specialized Colleges

Highest Concentration Institution

Out of all institutions that offer General Computer & Information Sciences programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, Associated Technical College-San Diego (109730) has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in General Computer & Information Sciences, with 55.4%.

Degrees Awarded by County

Counties with the Most Degrees Awarded in General Computer & Information Sciences

Fulton County, GA
3,755 degrees awarded
New York County, NY
1,577 degrees awarded
Washtenaw County, MI
1,256 degrees awarded

This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in General Computer & Information Sciences by year.

Diversity

Demographic information for those who earn a degree in Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services in the United States.

The most common degree type these workers hold is a Bachelors Degree. Male employees are more likely to hold Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services degrees, and White students are the most common race/ethnicty group awarded degrees in Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (22,031 students).

Degrees Awarded

The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in General Computer & Information Sciences are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years.

Sex Imbalance for Common Institutions

Male (76.7%)

Most Common Sex with a Degree in this Field

This chart shows the granted degrees by sex at the 5 institutions that graduate the most students in General Computer & Information Sciences.

Race & Ethnicity by Degrees Awarded

Most Common Race or Ethnicity

White
22,031 degrees awarded
Non-resident Alien
9,165 degrees awarded
Asian
7,347 degrees awarded

This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in General Computer & Information Sciences for each race & ethnicity. White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.

Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Race/Ethnicity and Sex Combination

White Male
9,483 degrees awarded
Asian Male
3,401 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino Male
2,611 degrees awarded

This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of Bachelors Degree recipients in General Computer & Information Sciences.

White Male students, who earn most of the degrees in this field, are the most common combination of race/ethnicity and sex.

Global Diversity

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course General Computer & Information Sciences is from the 2 Digit Course Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services.

Most Common Countries of Origin

India
261,364 degree recipients
China
67,340 degree recipients
Philippines
27,807 degree recipients

High Relative Number of Students

India
5.04 times more than expected
Libya
3.45 times more than expected
United Arab Emirates
2.8 times more than expected

There are a relatively high number of people that were born in India that hold Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services degrees (5.04 times more than expected), and the most common country of origin by total numbers for non-US students earning a degree in this field is India (261,364 degree recipients).

Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the General Computer & Information Sciences field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. General Computer & Information Sciences majors need many skills, but most especially Reading Comprehension. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that General Computer & Information Sciences majors need more than the average amount of Installation, Programming, and Technology Design.

These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for General Computer & Information Sciences majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of Installation is very distinctive for majors, but the Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, and Complex Problem Solving are the three most important skills for people in the field.