Computer Science at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

If you are interested in studying computer science, you may want to check out the program at University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UW Seattle is located in Seattle, Washington and has a total student population of 48,149. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 417 students received a bachelor's degree in compsci from UW Seattle.

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.

UW Seattle Computer Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in CompSci
• Master’s Degree in CompSci

UW Seattle Computer Science Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks compsci programs across the country. The following shows how UW Seattle 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 UW Seattle 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
Most Popular Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	14
	15
Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	15
	21
Most Popular Computer Science Schools	23
Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	24
Best Computer Science Schools	25
	30
Best Value Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	32
Most Popular Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	65
Best Value Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	98
Most Focused Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	109
Most Popular Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	109
Best Value Computer Science Schools	143
Most Focused Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	174
Most Focused Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	191
Most Focused Computer Science Schools	214

In 2021, 53 students received their master’s degree in compsci from UW Seattle. This makes it the #66 most popular school for compsci master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in compsci, making the school the #110 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UW Seattle CompSci Graduates

The median salary of compsci students who receive their bachelor's degree at UW Seattle is $101,710. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 61% higher than the national average of $63,247 for all compsci bachelor's degree recipients.

CompSci Student Demographics at UW Seattle

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the compsci majors at University of Washington - Seattle Campus.

UW Seattle Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 417 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in compsci from UW Seattle. About 71% were men and 29% were women. The typical compsci bachelor's degree program is made up of only 23% women. So female students are more repesented at UW Seattle since its program graduates 6% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% 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 Washington - Seattle Campus with a bachelor's in compsci.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	128
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	129
International Students	105
Other Races/Ethnicities	41

UW Seattle Computer Science Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 53 students earned a master's degree in compsci from UW Seattle. About 30% of these graduates were women and the other 70% were men.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	41
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UW Seattle 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 Washington - Seattle Campus. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Washington - Seattle Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Science	470

Related Majors

• Information Technology
• Information Science
• Computer Information Systems

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 Washington - Seattle Campus.

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.