Computer Science at University of Puget Sound

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 compsci program at University of Puget Sound stacks up to those at other schools.

Puget Sound is located in Tacoma, Washington and has a total student population of 2,130. Of the 18 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Puget Sound in 2021, 18 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.

Puget Sound Computer Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in CompSci

Puget Sound Computer Science Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks compsci programs across the country. The following shows how Puget Sound 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 compsci major at Puget Sound 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 Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	144
Best Computer Science Schools	163
Most Focused Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	187
	251
Most Focused Computer Science Schools	261
	301
Best Value Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	333
Most Popular Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	335
Best Value Computer Science Schools	405
Most Popular Computer Science Schools	435

How Much Do CompSci Graduates from Puget Sound Make?

The median salary of compsci students who receive their bachelor's degree at Puget Sound is $57,730. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $63,247 for all compsci students.

CompSci Student Demographics at Puget Sound

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the compsci majors at University of Puget Sound.

Puget Sound Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 18 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Puget Sound in 2020-2021, 56% were men and 44% were women. The typical compsci bachelor's degree program is made up of only 23% women. So female students are more repesented at Puget Sound since its program graduates 22% more women than average.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in compsci at Puget Sound are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities in its compsci bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Puget Sound with a bachelor's in compsci.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Concentrations Within Computer Science

The following compsci concentations are available at University of Puget Sound. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Puget Sound. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Science	18

Related Majors

Careers That CompSci Grads May Go Into

A degree in compsci 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 University of Puget Sound.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Software Applications Developers	53,860	$131,790
Systems Software Developers	16,130	$121,250
Computer and Information Systems Managers	13,690	$159,290
Computer Workers	13,100	$91,620
Computer Programmers	9,670	$126,920

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 Joe Mabel under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.