by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Mississippi” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Computer Science is the 12th most popular major in the country with 59,565 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, computer science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $67,538 and had an average of $23,620 in loans still to pay off.
Across Mississippi, there were 93 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $24,000 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 36 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,502 and $27,577 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Mississippi” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in computer science. That schools that top this list have a program in computer science in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
The compsci school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Mississippi”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Mississippi”.
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, Rust College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Holly Springs, Mississippi, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 9 degrees to qualified bachelors’s compsci students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tougaloo College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Mississippi. Tougaloo College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Tougaloo, Mississippi. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mississippi College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Mississippi. Located in Clinton, Mississippi, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 14 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s compsci students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Belhaven University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Mississippi. Belhaven University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Jackson, Mississippi. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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