Computer Science at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

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

UWM is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and approximately 24,565 students attend the school each year.

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

UWM Computer Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science
• Master’s Degree in Computer Science

Online Classes Are Available at UWM

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.

UWM does offer online education options in computer science for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree

UWM Computer Science Rankings

The computer science major at UWM is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer Science. 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.

Computer Science Student Demographics at UWM

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer science majors at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee.

UWM Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 94% of computer science bachelor's degrees went to men and 6% went to women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in computer science at UWM are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	58
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

UWM Computer Science Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 71% of computer science master's degrees went to men and 29% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	13
International Students	55
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Careers That Computer Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer science 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 - Milwaukee.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
Software Applications Developers	16,940	$87,700
Computer and Information Systems Managers	5,970	$124,770
Computer Programmers	5,530	$79,420
Systems Software Developers	3,790	$90,660
Computer Workers	3,700	$74,600

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 Freekee under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.