Computer & Information Sciences at University of Washington - Tacoma Campus

If you are interested in studying computer and information sciences, you may want to check out the program at University of Washington - Tacoma Campus. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UW Tacoma is located in Tacoma, Washington and approximately 5,364 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 292 computer and information sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from UW Tacoma.

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 Tacoma Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

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

UW Tacoma Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The computer and information sciences major at UW Tacoma 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
	21
Best Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	21
Best Computer & Information Sciences Schools	42
Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	76
Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Schools	103
Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	297

In 2021, 199 students received their master’s degree in computer and information sciences from UW Tacoma. This makes it the #67 most popular school for computer and information sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

Computer & Information Sciences Student Demographics at UW Tacoma

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

UW Tacoma Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Program

The computer and information sciences program at UW Tacoma awarded 292 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 82% of these degrees went to men with the other 18% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 18% 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 - Tacoma Campus with a bachelor's in computer and information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	94
Black or African American	29
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	98
International Students	24
Other Races/Ethnicities	33

UW Tacoma Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 199 students earned a master's degree in computer and information sciences from UW Tacoma. About 41% of these graduates were women and the other 59% were men.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	27
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	65
International Students	55
Other Races/Ethnicities	26

UW Tacoma 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 Washington - Tacoma Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Information Systems	408
Information Technology	71
Computer Science	12

Related Majors

• Mathematics & Statistics
• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Engineering
• 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 Washington - Tacoma 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

More about our data sources and methodologies.