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Computer science at Michigan State

Michigan State graduates about 410 computer science majors a year, 5% of its graduating class. That puts it 91st of 691 schools we score for computer science, a strong program at 79 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 47 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 59% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $113,000 four years out, 1.23× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $12 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

79/100Strong#91 of 691 for computer science →
Graduates a year4105% of the class
Courses in the catalog47more than 59% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$113,0001.23× the same major nationally
Research in the field$12Ma year, NSF
Admit rate85%whole school
SAT middle 50%1160–1360whole school

Around Michigan State

Sign at Michigan State University Dairy Cattle Teaching and Research Center.
Dairy Cattle Teaching and Research Center 1331Photo: Paul R. Burley · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Michigan State University Observatory, 4299 Pavilion Dr, Lansing, Michigan.
Michigan State University Observatory 1290Photo: Paul R. Burley · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
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Where computer science happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: William A. Demmer Engineering Center, Crop and Soil Science Research, Engineering Research Complex South.

Named buildings on the campus map: Student housing 53 · Academic 10 · Athletics 2.

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Nearby in the computer science ranking

  1. Occidental College 80
  2. Bowdoin College 80
  3. University of California, Santa Cruz 79
  4. University of Maryland Baltimore County 79
  5. The Ohio State University 79
  6. University of Delaware 79
  7. University of Denver 79
  8. University of Tulsa 79

Other strong majors at Michigan State

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Michigan State with every school we score in computer science. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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