Information Technology at City University of Seattle

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

CityU is located in Seattle, Washington and has a total student population of 2,052. Of the 25 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from City University of Seattle in 2021, 4 of them were information technology majors.

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.

CityU Information Technology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in IT
• Master’s Degree in IT

Online Classes Are Available at CityU

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.

CityU does offer online education options in IT for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

CityU Information Technology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the IT progam at CityU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The IT major at CityU 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	47
Most Focused Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools	62
Most Popular Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools	138
Most Focused Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	151
Most Popular Online Information Technology Schools	157
Most Popular Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	173
Most Focused Information Technology Schools	375
Most Popular Information Technology Schools	505

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in IT from CityU. This makes it the #139 most popular school for IT master’s degree candidates in the country.

IT Student Demographics at CityU

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

CityU Information Technology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 4 IT students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from CityU, about 25% were men and 75% were women. The typical IT bachelor's degree program is made up of only 22% women. So female students are more repesented at CityU since its program graduates 53% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 62% 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 City University of Seattle with a bachelor's in IT.

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

CityU Information Technology Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students earned a master's degree in IT from CityU. About 14% of these graduates were women and the other 86% were men.

In the IT master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

CityU 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

The following IT concentations are available at City University of Seattle. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from City University of Seattle. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer & IS Security	11

Related Majors

• Computer Information Systems
• Computer Science

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 City University of Seattle.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.