Computer & Information Sciences at West Chester University of Pennsylvania

Every computer and information sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the computer and information sciences program at West Chester University of Pennsylvania stacks up to those at other schools.

WCUPA is located in West Chester, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 17,719. Of the 3,694 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from West Chester University of Pennsylvania in 2021, 113 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.

WCUPA Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

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

WCUPA Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the computer and information sciences progam at WCUPA 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 WCUPA 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 Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools	64
	79
Best Computer & Information Sciences Schools	230

In 2021, 19 students received their master’s degree in computer and information sciences from WCUPA. This makes it the #348 most popular school for computer and information sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

Computer & Information Sciences Student Demographics at WCUPA

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

WCUPA Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 113 students earned a bachelor's degree in computer and information sciences from WCUPA. About 15% of these graduates were women and the other 85% were men.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in computer and information sciences at WCUPA 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 West Chester University of Pennsylvania with a bachelor's in computer and information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	83
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

WCUPA Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 students earned a master's degree in computer and information sciences from WCUPA. About 47% of these graduates were women and the other 53% were men.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

WCUPA 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

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 West Chester University of Pennsylvania. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Information Systems	132
Information Technology	55
Information Science	2

Related Majors

• Architecture & Related Services
• Physical Sciences
• Mathematics & Statistics
• 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 PA, the home state for West Chester University of Pennsylvania.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Software Applications Developers	28,260	$96,370
Computer User Support Specialists	22,790	$52,370
Computer Systems Analysts	21,910	$95,990
Computer Workers	19,010	$87,040
Computer and Information Systems Managers	13,070	$146,860

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 Smallbones under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.