by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended CompSci Major in Kentucky for a Bachelor’s” 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 Kentucky, there were 103 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,888 and $26,000 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 64 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,941 and $26,734 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended CompSci Major in Kentucky for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in computer science. To top this list, a school must have a successful computer science program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Well Attended CompSci Major in Kentucky for a Bachelor’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended CompSci Major in Kentucky for a Bachelor’s”.
Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended CompSci Major in Kentucky for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Murray State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Murray, Kentucky, this medium-sized public school handed out 28 degrees to qualified bachelors’s compsci students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Kentucky University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended CompSci Major in Kentucky for a Bachelor’s list. Western Kentucky University is a fairly large school located in Bowling Green, Kentucky that handed out 18 bachelors’s compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Computer Science at Western Kentucky University
Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended CompSci Major in Kentucky for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Centre College landed the #3 spot on the list. Centre College is located in Danville, Kentucky and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 bachelors’s compsci degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Computer Science at Centre College of Kentucky
Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended CompSci Major in Kentucky for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Campbellsville University landed the #4 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Campbellsville, Kentucky, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Louisville. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended CompSci Major in Kentucky for a Bachelor’s list. Louisville, Kentucky is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s compsci degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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