Computer science at Tennessee Tech
Tennessee Tech graduates about 129 computer science majors a year, 7% of its graduating class. That puts it 336th of 691 schools we score for computer science, a solid program at 51 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 57 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 74% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $91,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.85×). Research spending in the field runs about $2 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
Where computer science happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: Laboratory Sciences Building, Ashraf Islam Engineering Building.
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 35 · Student housing 28 · Dorm 19 · Athletics 7 · Offices 1 · Library 1.
Nearby in the computer science ranking
Other strong majors at Tennessee Tech
- Education 56 · #307
- Health & pre-med fields 53 · #340
- Chemistry & biochem 52 · #332
- Engineering (all) 52 · #239
- Environmental science 52 · #299
- Nursing 50 · #272
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares Tennessee Tech 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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