Information Technology at Central Washington University

Every information technology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the IT program at Central Washington University stacks up to those at other schools.

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, 90 of them were information technology majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Information Technology section at the bottom of this page.

CWU Information Technology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in IT
• Master’s Degree in IT

Online Classes Are Available at CWU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, CWU does offer online courses in IT for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

CWU Information Technology Rankings

The IT major at CWU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Information Technology. 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.

In 2021, 19 students received their master’s degree in IT from CWU. This makes it the #82 most popular school for IT master’s degree candidates in the country.

IT Student Demographics at CWU

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

CWU Information Technology Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 90 students earned a bachelor's degree in IT from CWU. About 28% of these graduates were women and the other 72% were men. The typical IT bachelor's degree program is made up of only 22% women. So female students are more repesented at CWU since its program graduates 6% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% more racial-ethnic minorities in its IT 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 IT.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	32
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	22

CWU Information Technology Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 students earned a master's degree in IT from CWU. About 42% of these graduates were women and the other 58% were men.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	7
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

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

Related Majors

• Computer Software & Applications
• Computer Science
• Computer Information Systems

Careers That IT Grads May Go Into

A degree in IT 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
Computer User Support Specialists	18,630	$62,180
Computer and Information Systems Managers	13,690	$159,290
Computer Workers	13,100	$91,620
Managers	11,280	$125,490
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	8,920	$92,750

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.