Computer Science at The University of West Florida

Every computer science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the computer science program at The University of West Florida stacks up to those at other schools.

UWF is located in Pensacola, Florida and approximately 13,061 students attend the school each year. Of the 131 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from The University of West Florida in 2021, 17 of them were computer science majors.

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

UWF Computer Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science

UWF Computer Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the computer science progam at UWF 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 computer science major at UWF is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer Science. 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
Best Value General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	146
Best Value General Computer Science Schools	207
	254
Best General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	282
	302
Best General Computer Science Schools	326
Most Popular General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	349
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools	454
Most Focused General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	610
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools	791

Computer Science Student Demographics at UWF

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

UWF Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 88% of computer science bachelor's degrees went to men and 12% went to women.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in computer science 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 science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Careers That Computer Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer science 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
Software Applications Developers	38,160	$95,610
Systems Software Developers	17,270	$102,590
Computer and Information Systems Managers	16,920	$129,540
Computer Workers	11,060	$78,900
Computer Programmers	10,390	$78,890

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.