We've gathered data and other essential information about the program, such as the average salary of graduates, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more. In addition, we cover how UIUC ranks in comparison to other schools with compsci programs.
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In College Factual's most recent rankings for the best schools for compsci majors, UIUC came in at #17. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #2 in Illinois.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign handed out 306 bachelor's degrees in computer science. This is an increase of 5% over the previous year when 291 degrees were handed out.
In 2021, 543 students received their master’s degree in compsci from UIUC. This makes it the #2 most popular school for compsci master’s degree candidates in the country.
In addition, 52 students received their doctoral degrees in compsci in 2021, making the school the #2 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
CompSci majors who earn their bachelor's degree from UIUC go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $101,262 a year. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is higher than the national average of $63,247 for all compsci bachelor's degree recipients.
CompSci majors graduating with a master's degree from UIUC make a median salary of $144,200 a year. This is a better than average outcome since the median salary for all compsci graduates with a master's is $98,509.
While getting their bachelor's degree at UIUC, compsci students borrow a median amount of $20,500 in student loans. This is not too bad considering that the median debt load of all compsci bachelor's degree recipients across the country is $24,625.
The typical student loan payment of a bachelor's degree student from the compsci program at UIUC is $549 per month.
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the compsci majors at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 306 compsci majors earned their bachelor's degree from UIUC. Of these graduates, 75% were men and 25% were women.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a bachelor's in compsci.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 116 |
Black or African American | 5 |
Hispanic or Latino | 10 |
White | 82 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 80 |
Other Races | 13 |
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 543 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in compsci from UIUC. About 80% were men and 20% were women.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a master's in compsci.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 92 |
Black or African American | 5 |
Hispanic or Latino | 11 |
White | 129 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 233 |
Other Races | 73 |
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Information Science | 388 |
Computer Information Systems | 70 |
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