General Computer & Information Sciences at University of Washington - Tacoma Campus

Every general computer and information sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the computer and information sciences program at University of Washington - Tacoma Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

UW Tacoma is located in Tacoma, Washington and approximately 5,364 students attend the school each year. Of the 292 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Washington - Tacoma Campus in 2021, 191 of them were general computer and information sciences majors.

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.

UW Tacoma General Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

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

UW Tacoma General Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the computer and information sciences progam at UW Tacoma 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 and information sciences major at UW Tacoma 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 Focused General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	8
	9
Best General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	10
Best Value General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	20
Most Popular General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	23
Best General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	24
Best General Computer Science Schools	25
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools	26
Most Focused General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	30
	41
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools	45
	48
Most Popular General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	48
Best Value General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	119
Best Value General Computer Science Schools	155

In 2021, 46 students received their master’s degree in computer and information sciences from UW Tacoma. This makes it the #48 most popular school for computer and information sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

Computer and Information Sciences Student Demographics at UW Tacoma

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer and information sciences majors at University of Washington - Tacoma Campus.

UW Tacoma General Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 191 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in computer and information sciences from UW Tacoma in 2021, 84% were men and 16% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 19% more racial-ethnic minorities in its computer and information sciences 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 - Tacoma Campus with a bachelor's in computer and information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	55
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	70
International Students	19
Other Races/Ethnicities	23

UW Tacoma General Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 46 computer and information sciences students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UW Tacoma, about 52% were men and 48% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	32
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

UW Tacoma 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 WA, the home state for University of Washington - Tacoma Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Computer Systems Analysts	17,970	$96,860
Computer and Information Systems Managers	13,690	$159,290
Computer Workers	13,100	$91,620
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	8,920	$92,750
Computer Network Architects	5,800	$111,960

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.