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Computer & Information Sciences at University of Wisconsin - Madison

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Computer & Information Sciences at University of Wisconsin - Madison

What traits are you looking for in a computer and information sciences school? To help you decide if University of Wisconsin - Madison is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's computer and information sciences program.

UW - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and approximately 44,640 students attend the school each year. Of the 9,926 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Wisconsin - Madison in 2021, 668 of them were computer and information sciences majors.

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 - Madison Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Computer & Information Sciences (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer & Information Sciences
  • Master’s Degree in Computer & Information Sciences
  • Doctorate Degree in Computer & Information Sciences

UW - Madison Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

The computer and information sciences major at UW - Madison 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.

In 2021, 152 students received their master’s degree in computer and information sciences from UW - Madison. This makes it the #84 most popular school for computer and information sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 13 students who received their doctoral degrees in computer and information sciences, making the school the #67 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Computer & Information Sciences Student Demographics at UW - Madison

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

UW - Madison Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Program

21% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 668 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in computer and information sciences from UW - Madison. About 79% were men and 21% were women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 77
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 23
White 293
International Students 232
Other Races/Ethnicities 38

UW - Madison Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Program

22% Women
5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 152 students earned a master's degree in computer and information sciences from UW - Madison. About 22% of these graduates were women and the other 78% were men.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 28
International Students 115
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

UW - Madison also has a doctoral program available in computer and information sciences. In 2021, 13 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Wisconsin - Madison. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Information Systems 879
Information Science 16

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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - Madison.

Occupation Jobs in WI Average Salary in WI
Software Applications Developers 16,940 $87,700
Computer Systems Analysts 15,150 $82,480
Managers 12,400 $85,050
Computer User Support Specialists 11,060 $51,810
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 6,980 $75,320

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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