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What can you do with a degree in Computer Science?

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.

What do our students do after they graduate?

Our collaboration with industry through our industrial placements scheme helps us to keep abreast of developments in our dynamic and fast-moving industry. 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.

We are very proud of the fact that that 95 per cent (1) of our students go on to employment or further study within 15 months of graduating. Of those who do go into employment straight from their degree, 90 per cent of them take up employment in a professional or managerial job.

Fifteen months after graduating, the average salary for a Computer Science graduate from the University of York is £32,000 per annum (2). After five years, the average salary for a York Computer Science graduate is £43,500 per annum (3), compared with an average of £32,000 per annum for all Computer Science graduates in England (4).

For those wishing to take different career paths, the transferable skills gained on our courses are considered highly valuable by employers.

Which industries do our students work in?

In the most recent survey, seventy five per cent of our graduates commenced their careers as Information Technology professionals after they left university, and a further ten per cent work in the finance sector (5). Our graduates also move into a range of other industry sectors, including further study (eg PhD), engineering and technology, media and research.

 

Source: discoveruni.gov.uk 

(Student survey data for Computer Science, University of York)

(1) Graduate Outcomes survey: data from 25 Computer Science students at York graduating during 2018-20 (60% of those who were asked).

(2) Graduate Outcomes survey: data from 45 Computer Science students at York graduating during 2018-20 (65% of those who were asked).

(3) Longitudinal Educational Outcomes dataset: data from 70 Computer Science students at York graduating during 2012 - 2014.

(4) Longitudinal Education Outcomes dataset: data from 10,865 students Computer Science students in England graduating during 2012-14.

(5) Graduate Outcomes survey: data from 25 Computer Science students graduating during 2018-20 (60% of those who were asked).

 

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