Computer Science at Seattle University

What traits are you looking for in a compsci school? To help you decide if Seattle University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's compsci program.

Seattle U is located in Seattle, Washington and approximately 7,050 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 91 students received a bachelor's degree in compsci from Seattle U.

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

Seattle U Computer Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in CompSci
• Master’s Degree in CompSci

Seattle U Computer Science Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks compsci programs across the country. The following shows how Seattle U performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The compsci major at Seattle U is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer Science. 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
Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	42
Most Focused Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	51
Best Computer Science Schools	65
Most Popular Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	73

In 2021, 46 students received their master’s degree in compsci from Seattle U. This makes it the #74 most popular school for compsci master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do CompSci Graduates from Seattle U Make?

The median salary of compsci students who receive their bachelor's degree at Seattle U is $82,122. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 30% higher than the national average of $63,247 for all compsci bachelor's degree recipients.

CompSci Student Demographics at Seattle U

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the compsci majors at Seattle University.

Seattle U Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 91 compsci students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Seattle U, about 63% were men and 37% were women. The typical compsci bachelor's degree program is made up of only 23% women. So female students are more repesented at Seattle U since its program graduates 15% more women than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	19
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	30
International Students	24
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Seattle U Computer Science Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 46 students earned a master's degree in compsci from Seattle U. About 43% of these graduates were women and the other 57% were men.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	13
International Students	23
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

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

Related Majors

• Computer Software & Applications

Careers That CompSci Grads May Go Into

A degree in compsci 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 Seattle University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Software Applications Developers	53,860	$131,790
Systems Software Developers	16,130	$121,250
Computer and Information Systems Managers	13,690	$159,290
Computer Workers	13,100	$91,620
Computer Programmers	9,670	$126,920

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 Joe Mabel under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.