Computer Science at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

What traits are you looking for in a computer science school? To help you decide if University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's computer science program.

UWM is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and approximately 24,565 students attend the school each year. Of the 257 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee in 2021, 80 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.

UWM Computer Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science
• Master’s Degree in Computer Science

Online Classes Are Available at UWM

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

UWM does offer online education options in computer science for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree

UWM Computer Science Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks computer science programs across the country. The following shows how UWM performed in these rankings.

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 UWM 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 Online General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	5
Most Popular Online General Computer Science Schools	7
Best Value General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	41
Most Popular General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	96
Best General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	102
Best General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	110
Best Value General Computer Science Schools	118
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools	126
Most Popular General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	127
Best Value General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	129
	135
Best General Computer Science Schools	140
Most Focused General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	154
	206
	251
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools	405
Most Focused General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	409

In 2021, 31 students received their master’s degree in computer science from UWM. This makes it the #97 most popular school for computer science master’s degree candidates in the country.

Computer Science Student Demographics at UWM

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer science majors at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee.

UWM Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 80 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Computer Science from UWM in 2020-2021, 94% were men and 6% were women.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in computer science at UWM 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 University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee with a bachelor's in computer science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	49
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

UWM Computer Science Master’s Program

Of the 31 students who graduated with a master’s in computer science from UWM in 2021, 55% were men and 45% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee with a master's in computer science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	24
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UWM 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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
Software Applications Developers	16,940	$87,700
Computer and Information Systems Managers	5,970	$124,770
Computer Programmers	5,530	$79,420
Systems Software Developers	3,790	$90,660
Computer Workers	3,700	$74,600

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 Freekee under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.