Computer Science at West Virginia University

What traits are you looking for in a compsci school? To help you decide if West Virginia University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's compsci program.

WVU is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and approximately 26,269 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.

WVU Computer Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in CompSci
• Master’s Degree in CompSci

WVU Computer Science Rankings

The compsci major at WVU 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.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in compsci, making the school the #80 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

CompSci Student Demographics at WVU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the compsci majors at West Virginia University.

WVU Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 79% of compsci bachelor's degrees went to men and 21% went to women.

About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in compsci 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 compsci.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	58
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

WVU Computer Science Master’s Program

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

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Computer Science

If you plan to be a compsci 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 West Virginia University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Science	74

Related Majors

• Information Technology

Careers That CompSci Grads May Go Into

A degree in compsci 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
Software Applications Developers	1,110	$87,490
Computer and Information Systems Managers	810	$119,430
Computer Network Support Specialists	720	$56,550
Computer Programmers	460	$83,160

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 Swimmerguy269 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.