Information Technology at Central Washington University

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

CWU is located in Ellensburg, Washington and approximately 11,174 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 90 students received a bachelor's degree in IT 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

• 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 Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	20
Most Popular Online Information Technology Schools	25
Most Focused Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	36
Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	57
Most Popular Information Technology Schools	66
Most Popular Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools	82
Most Focused Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools	106
	117
Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools	137
Best Value Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools	141
	148
Best Information Technology Schools	206
Most Focused Information Technology Schools	214
Best Value Information Technology Schools	292
	361

In 2021, 19 students received their master’s degree in IT from CWU. This makes it the #82 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, 72% of IT bachelor's degrees went to men and 28% went to women. The typical IT bachelor's degree program is made up of only 22% women. So female students are more repesented at CWU since its program graduates 6% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% 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	11
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	32
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	22

CWU Information Technology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 58% of IT master's degrees went to men and 42% went to women.

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	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	7
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

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

Concentrations Within Information Technology

Information Technology 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 Central Washington University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer & IS Security	90
System, Networking, & LAN/WAN Management/Manager	11
Information Technology Project Management	8

Related Majors

• Computer Software & Applications
• Computer Science
• Computer Information Systems

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
Computer User Support Specialists	18,630	$62,180
Computer and Information Systems Managers	13,690	$159,290
Computer Workers	13,100	$91,620
Managers	11,280	$125,490
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	8,920	$92,750

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.