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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.

Graduates a year1297% of the class
Courses in the catalog57more than 74% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$91,0000.85× the same major nationally
Research in the field$2Ma year, NSF
Admit rate78%whole school

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.

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Nearby in the computer science ranking

  1. Illinois State University 51
  2. University of Massachusetts–Boston 51
  3. Oklahoma State University 51
  4. Oakland University 51
  5. Georgia College & State University 51
  6. Butler University 51
  7. Gustavus Adolphus College 51
  8. St. John Fisher University 51

Other strong majors at Tennessee Tech

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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