Here are some tips for selecting schools, based on an analysis comparing each school to all others across dozens of factors:
Schools Concentrating On Database Administrators
- Focus: For schools with a focus on this career area, look at UW Milwaukee, UW Eau Claire, Cardinal Stritch, and UW La Crosse.
Fastest Response From Schools
- Request Info: For the fastest information for prospective students, look at the Spotlight schools on this page.
Student Body
- Part-Time: For schools emphasizing part-time studies, consider UW Parkside, UW Superior, UW Milwaukee, and UW Oshkosh.
- Diverse: For a diverse student body, consider Concordia.
- Adult Learners: For lots of adult learners, consider Cardinal Stritch, Concordia, Marian, and Moraine Park Technical College.
School Setting
- Out of State: For geographic diversity, take note of Maranatha Baptist Bible, Marquette, UW Superior, and University of Wisconsin.
- Dorms: For a residential campus environment, take note of Maranatha Baptist Bible, Saint Norbert College, Marquette, and Concordia.
Excellence
- SAT: For students with high SAT scores, look at University of Wisconsin, Marquette, and Milwaukee School of Engineering.
- % Accepted: For selective institutions, look at Cardinal Stritch and Maranatha Baptist Bible.
- Class Size: For small class sizes, look at Nicolet Area Technical College, Silver Lake College, Saint Norbert College, and Marquette.
Student/Alumnus Reviews of Schools for This Career and State
UW-Green Bay • Green Bay, WI
Studying Computer Science (completion in 2012)
• 12/19/2011
"My school was an average state university. It held no prestige and landed me in a very average middle-of-the-road job."
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale
| Characteristic | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Would Recommend? | maybe | Tuition is cheap and the professors are not entirely inept. They know what they are doing, but if you have any talent, you should consider applying elsewhere. |
| Program Reputation | 5 | My school's program was respected by community businesses, but not particularly well-known nationwide. |
| Program Quality | 5 | My school was simply mediocre; my professors were generally experts in Mathematics, rather than Computer Science and there were not many opportunities career-wise in my immediate community. |
| Instruction | 7 | My professors were trained in Mathematics and not necessarily Computer Science. |
| How Difficult | 6 | I double-majored in English, which allowed me to take literature classes to ease the pressure of all the programming/mathematics courses. |
| Hands-On vs. Bookish | We used books very little; in fact, much of what we did was projects. We were expected to create our own programs, pages, etc. | |
| Schedule Flexibility | 5 | I was offered normal, typical college classes, mostly during the weekdays. Many of my classes were in the early mornings or afternoons. |
| Academic Facilities | 5 | We had several different computer labs to our disposal. We were also granted special access to computers during off-hours when they were not open to other students. |
| Social Life | 6 | I joined a couple groups while I was at school. However, because of my work schedule, I was unable to participate as much as I wanted to. |
| Placement Services | 8 | I was referred to several potential internships and employers when I was only a freshman. |
| Alumni Network | 3 | I don't recall any networking opportunities at all. |
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