Information Technology at University of Washington - Tacoma Campus

Every information technology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the IT 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, 101 of them were information technology majors.

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

UW Tacoma Information Technology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in IT
• Master’s Degree in IT

UW Tacoma Information Technology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the IT progam at UW Tacoma compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 IT major at UW Tacoma is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Information Technology. 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
	1
Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools	2
Best Information Technology Schools	7
Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	8
Best Value Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools	11
	14
Most Focused Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools	17
Most Focused Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	17
	19
Most Popular Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools	23
Most Focused Information Technology Schools	35
Most Popular Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	35
Most Popular Information Technology Schools	47
Best Value Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	103
Best Value Information Technology Schools	122

In 2021, 70 students received their master’s degree in IT from UW Tacoma. This makes it the #23 most popular school for IT master’s degree candidates in the country.

IT Student Demographics at UW Tacoma

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

UW Tacoma Information Technology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 101 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in IT from UW Tacoma. About 78% were men and 22% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 22% more racial-ethnic minorities in its IT 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 IT.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	39
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	28
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

UW Tacoma Information Technology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 70 IT majors earned their master's degree from UW Tacoma. Of these graduates, 50% were men and 50% 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 IT.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	30
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

UW Tacoma also has a doctoral program available in IT. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• General Computer & Information Sciences

Careers That IT Grads May Go Into

A degree in IT 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
Software Applications Developers	53,860	$131,790
Computer Systems Analysts	17,970	$96,860
Systems Software Developers	16,130	$121,250
Computer and Information Systems Managers	13,690	$159,290
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.