General Computer & Information Sciences at Western Washington University

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

WWU is located in Bellingham, Washington and approximately 15,197 students attend the school each year.

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

WWU General Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

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

WWU General Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

The computer and information sciences major at WWU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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.

Computer and Information Sciences Student Demographics at WWU

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

WWU General Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 87% of computer and information sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 13% went to women.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in computer and information sciences at WWU 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 Western Washington University with a bachelor's in computer and information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	91
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

WWU General Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 91% of computer and information sciences master's degrees went to men and 9% went to women.

Of the students who received a computer and information sciences master's degree from WWU, 87% 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 Western Washington University with a master's in computer and information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	20
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

Careers That Computer and 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 WA, the home state for Western Washington University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Computer Systems Analysts	17,970	$96,860
Computer and Information Systems Managers	13,690	$159,290
Computer Workers	13,100	$91,620
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	8,920	$92,750
Computer Network Architects	5,800	$111,960

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 Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.