Computer & Information Sciences at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

If you plan to study computer and information sciences, take a look at what University of Washington - Seattle Campus has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UW Seattle is located in Seattle, Washington and approximately 48,149 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 992 students received a bachelor's degree in computer and information sciences from UW Seattle.

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.

UW Seattle Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer & Information Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Computer & Information Sciences
• Doctorate Degree in Computer & Information Sciences

Online Classes Are Available at UW Seattle

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

UW Seattle does offer online education options in computer and information sciences for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

UW Seattle Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the computer and information sciences progam at UW Seattle compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 UW Seattle 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 Value Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	87
Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools	365

In 2021, 666 students received their master’s degree in computer and information sciences from UW Seattle. This makes it the #13 most popular school for computer and information sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 57 students who received their doctoral degrees in computer and information sciences, making the school the #7 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Computer & Information Sciences Student Demographics at UW Seattle

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

UW Seattle Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 992 computer and information sciences majors earned their bachelor's degree from UW Seattle. Of these graduates, 61% were men and 39% 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 UW Seattle since its program graduates 14% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% 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 Washington - Seattle Campus with a bachelor's in computer and information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	352
Black or African American	21
Hispanic or Latino	35
White	258
International Students	236
Other Races/Ethnicities	90

UW Seattle Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 666 computer and information sciences majors earned their master's degree from UW Seattle. Of these graduates, 51% were men and 49% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Washington - Seattle Campus with a master's in computer and information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	85
Black or African American	19
Hispanic or Latino	28
White	179
International Students	310
Other Races/Ethnicities	45

UW Seattle also has a doctoral program available in computer and information sciences. In 2021, 57 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Computer & Information Sciences

Computer & Information Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Washington - Seattle Campus. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Information Systems	945
Computer Science	470
Information Science	212
Information Technology	88

Related Majors

• Agriculture & Agriculture Operations
• Science Technologies / Technicians
• Engineering Technologies
• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Architecture & Related Services

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 Washington - Seattle Campus.

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.