What can you do with a degree in Computer Science?

Here at York, we're very proud of the fact that over 95% of our students go on to employment or further study within six months of graduating - well above the average for a UK Computer Science department. We think that our collaboration with industry and the industrial placements we offer help us to keep abreast of everything that is going on is such as dynamic and fast-moving industry sector. Many students who choose to take an industrial placement often find themselves ahead of the race for jobs at graduation - or even with a job offer before they finish their degree.

Here's the results of the latest Destination of Leavers from Higher Education (DLHE) survey, which asks graduates about their employment within six months of graduating. You can see that the York Computer Science department has the second most graduates going into graduate level employment, just behind the University of Cambridge.

Graphic showing over 95% of our undergraduates go into employment within six months of graduating

The column on the left gives actual number of students, with the column on the left showing the percentage.

Now you know that the vast majority of our students go into graduate employment, but which industries do they choose when they leave York?

Career options

As a graduate of Computer Science from York, you will develop a range of skills that are attractive to a wide range of employers. Information technology is a rapidly expanding field, and this has created demand for computer scientists and software engineers across a broad section of employers. Many of our graduates are employed by software and electronics industries, but the continuing expansion of the use of computers in commercial and financial operations means that you will be able to find employment in other industries - and here your sharpened numeracy and analytical skills will have prepared you well.

Here's some idea of which industry sectors our graduates choose to work in:

Pie chart of industry sectors of Computer Science graduate employment

These figures are calculated from our own Careers Service. The latest Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education (DLHE), which looks at both undergraduate and postgraduate students from the UK and EU found that, six months after graduation, 96% of our students were in graduate level work or further study.

Graduate profiles

You can find more information about the types of jobs our graduates go into, and some profiles of recent graduates on the Careers Service website.