General Computer & Information Sciences at The University of West Florida

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

UWF is located in Pensacola, Florida and has a total student population of 13,061. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 31 students received a bachelor's degree in computer and information sciences from UWF.

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.

UWF General Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer and Information Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Computer and Information Sciences

UWF General Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks computer and information sciences programs across the country. The following shows how UWF performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The computer and information sciences major at UWF 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	99
Most Focused General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	123
Best Value General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	124
Best General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	125
	133
Best Value General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	135
Most Popular General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	179
Best General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	198
	218
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools	219
Best Value General Computer Science Schools	241
Best General Computer Science Schools	273
	296
Most Focused General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	413
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools	571

In 2021, 13 students received their master’s degree in computer and information sciences from UWF. This makes it the #99 most popular school for computer and information sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

Computer and Information Sciences Student Demographics at UWF

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

UWF General Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 31 computer and information sciences students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UWF, about 84% were men and 16% were women.

About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in computer and information sciences at UWF 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 The University of West Florida with a bachelor's in computer and information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UWF General Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 13 students who graduated with a master’s in computer and information sciences from UWF in 2021, 69% were men and 31% were women.

Of the students who received a computer and information sciences master's degree from UWF, 69% 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 The University of West Florida with a master's in computer and information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UWF also has a doctoral program available in computer and information sciences. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Information Technology

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 FL, the home state for The University of West Florida.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Computer Systems Analysts	24,970	$85,050
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	18,780	$79,070
Computer and Information Systems Managers	16,920	$129,540
Computer Workers	11,060	$78,900
Computer Network Architects	10,280	$91,180

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 Ebyabe under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.