Computer Information Systems at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

Every computer information systems school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the CIS program at University of Washington - Seattle Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

UW Seattle is located in Seattle, Washington and approximately 48,149 students attend the school each year. Of the 9,451 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Washington - Seattle Campus in 2021, 575 of them were computer information systems majors.

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

UW Seattle Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in CIS
• Master’s Degree in CIS
• Doctorate Degree in CIS

UW Seattle Computer Information Systems Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The CIS major at UW Seattle is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer Information Systems. 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
	14
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	109

In 2021, 322 students received their master’s degree in CIS from UW Seattle. This makes it the #15 most popular school for CIS master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 48 students who received their doctoral degrees in CIS, making the school the #2 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UW Seattle CIS Graduates

The median salary of CIS students who receive their bachelor's degree at UW Seattle is $67,196. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 26% higher than the national average of $53,242 for all CIS bachelor's degree recipients.

CIS Student Demographics at UW Seattle

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

UW Seattle Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Program

The CIS program at UW Seattle awarded 575 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 54% of these degrees went to men with the other 46% going to women. The typical CIS bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at UW Seattle since its program graduates 21% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 18% more racial-ethnic minorities in its CIS 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 CIS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	224
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	26
White	129
International Students	131
Other Races/Ethnicities	49

UW Seattle Computer Information Systems Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 49% of CIS master's degrees went to men and 51% went to 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 CIS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	45
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	110
International Students	110
Other Races/Ethnicities	28

UW Seattle also has a doctoral program available in CIS. In 2021, 48 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Information Technology
• Information Science
• Computer Science

Careers That CIS Grads May Go Into

A degree in CIS 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 Systems Analysts	17,970	$96,860
Systems Software Developers	16,130	$121,250
Computer and Information Systems Managers	13,690	$159,290
Computer Workers	13,100	$91,620

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.