Information Technology at Central Washington University

Every information technology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the IT program at Central Washington University stacks up to those at other schools.

CWU is located in Ellensburg, Washington and has a total student population of 11,174. In 2021, 52 IT majors received their bachelor's degree from CWU.

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

CWU Information Technology Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in IT (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in IT
• Master’s Degree in IT

Online Classes Are Available at CWU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, CWU does offer online courses in IT for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

CWU Information Technology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks IT programs across the country. The following shows how CWU performed in these rankings.

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 IT major at CWU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Information Technology. 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
Most Popular Online Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools	7
Best Value Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools	16
Best Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools	16
Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools	17
	19
Most Focused Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools	21
Most Popular Online Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	25
Most Popular Online Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools	27
Best Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools	28
Most Popular Online Information Technology Schools	31
	39
Best Value Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools	40
Most Popular Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools	50
Most Focused Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools	60
Most Popular Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	64
Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools	80
Best Value Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools	84
Most Popular Information Technology Schools	84
	85
Most Focused Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	105
Best Value Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	123
Most Popular Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools	145
	147
Most Focused Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools	152
Best Information Technology Schools	184
Most Focused Information Technology Schools	211
Best Value Information Technology Schools	224
	247

In 2021, 27 students received their master’s degree in IT from CWU. This makes it the #50 most popular school for IT master’s degree candidates in the country.

IT Student Demographics at CWU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the IT majors at Central Washington University.

CWU Information Technology Bachelor’s Program

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

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% more racial-ethnic minorities in its IT bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Central Washington University with a bachelor's in IT.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	18
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

CWU Information Technology Master’s Program

The IT program at CWU awarded 27 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 37% of these degrees went to men with the other 63% going to women.

In the IT master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 48% of degree recipients. That is 9% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

CWU also has a doctoral program available in IT. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That IT Grads May Go Into

A degree in IT 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 Central Washington University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Software Applications Developers	53,860	$131,790
Computer Systems Analysts	17,970	$96,860
Systems Software Developers	16,130	$121,250
Computer and Information Systems Managers	13,690	$159,290
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.