Computer & Information Sciences at University of Puget Sound

Every computer and information sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the computer and information sciences program at University of Puget Sound stacks up to those at other schools.

Puget Sound is located in Tacoma, Washington and approximately 2,130 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 students received a bachelor's degree in computer and information sciences from Puget Sound.

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

Puget Sound Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer & Information Sciences

Puget Sound Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks computer and information sciences programs across the country. The following shows how Puget Sound 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 computer and information sciences major at Puget Sound is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer & Information Sciences. 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 & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	307
	508
Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	685
Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Schools	1,490

Computer & Information Sciences Student Demographics at Puget Sound

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer and information sciences majors at University of Puget Sound.

Puget Sound Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 computer and information sciences majors earned their bachelor's degree from Puget Sound. Of these graduates, 56% were men and 44% were women. The typical computer and information sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at Puget Sound since its program graduates 19% more women than average.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in computer and information sciences at Puget Sound are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% more racial-ethnic minorities in its computer and information sciences bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Puget Sound with a bachelor's in computer and information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Puget Sound also has a doctoral program available in computer and information sciences. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Computer & Information Sciences

If you plan to be a computer and information sciences major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Puget Sound. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Science	18

Related Majors

• Engineering
• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Physical Sciences
• Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Careers That Computer & Information Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer and information sciences 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 University of Puget Sound.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Software Applications Developers	53,860	$131,790
Computer User Support Specialists	18,630	$62,180
Computer Systems Analysts	17,970	$96,860
Systems Software Developers	16,130	$121,250
Computer and Information Systems Managers	13,690	$159,290

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.