Computer Software & Applications at Central Washington University

If you plan to study computer software and applications, take a look at what Central Washington University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

CWU is located in Ellensburg, Washington and has a total student population of 11,174. Of the 3,157 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Central Washington University in 2021, 5 of them were computer software and applications majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Computer Software & Applications section at the bottom of this page.

CWU Computer Software & Applications Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Software

CWU Computer Software & Applications Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks computer software programs across the country. The following shows how CWU performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The computer software major at CWU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer Software & Applications. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Computer Software Applications Bachelor’s Degree Schools	84
Best Computer Software Applications Schools	181

Computer Software Student Demographics at CWU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer software majors at Central Washington University.

CWU Computer Software & Applications Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in computer software from CWU. About 40% were men and 60% were women. The typical computer software bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% women. So female students are more repesented at CWU since its program graduates 18% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 47% more racial-ethnic minorities in its computer software bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Central Washington University with a bachelor's in computer software.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

CWU also has a doctoral program available in computer software. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Computer Science
• Computer Information Systems
• Information Technology

Careers That Computer Software Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer software can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for WA, the home state for Central Washington University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Software Applications Developers	53,860	$131,790
Computer Programmers	9,670	$126,920
Web Developers	5,880	$94,060
Graphic Designers	5,060	$60,530
Database Administrators	2,080	$104,700

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.