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Computer & Information Sciences at West Virginia University

14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study computer & information sciences, take a look at what West Virginia University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

WVU is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and has a total student population of 26,269.

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.

WVU Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at WVU

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, WVU does offer online courses in computer & information sciences for the following degree levels:

Master’s Degree

WVU Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

The computer & information sciences major at WVU 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.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in computer & information sciences, making the school the #147 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Computer & Information Sciences Student Demographics at WVU

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

WVU Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Program

19% Women

14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 81% of computer & information sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 19% went to women.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in computer & information sciences at WVU 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 Virginia University with a bachelor's in computer & information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	67
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

WVU Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Program

21% Women

10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 79% of computer & information sciences master's degrees went to men and 21% went to women.

Of the students who received a computer & information sciences master's degree from WVU, 64% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	25
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Computer & Information Sciences

Computer & Information Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at West Virginia University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Science	74
Information Technology	17

Careers That Computer & Information Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer & 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 WV, the home state for West Virginia University.

Occupation	Jobs in WV	Average Salary in WV
Computer Workers	2,380	$83,660
Computer User Support Specialists	1,960	$44,290
Managers	1,880	$77,290
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	1,240	$68,980
Computer Systems Analysts	1,120	$74,010

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
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