Computer Science at University of Wyoming

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 computer science program at University of Wyoming stacks up to those at other schools.

UW is located in Laramie, Wyoming and approximately 11,829 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 46 students received a bachelor's degree in computer science from UW.

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 Computer Science Degrees Available

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

UW Computer Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the computer science progam at UW 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 science major at UW 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 Value General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	38
Best Value General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	59
Best Value General Computer Science Schools	86
Most Focused General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	109
Most Popular General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	109
Best General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	122
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Best General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	184
Most Popular General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	197
Best General Computer Science Schools	208
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools	229
Most Popular General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	229
Most Focused General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	230
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	289
Most Focused General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	373
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools	446

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in computer science from UW. This makes it the #229 most popular school for computer science master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

Computer Science Student Demographics at UW

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

UW Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 46 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Computer Science from UW in 2020-2021, 87% were men and 13% were women.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in computer science at UW 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 Wyoming with a bachelor's in computer science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	38
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

UW Computer Science Master’s Program

The computer science program at UW awarded 4 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 100% of these degrees went to men with the other 0% going to women.

Of the students who received a computer science master's degree from UW, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UW 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 WY, the home state for University of Wyoming.

Occupation	Jobs in WY	Average Salary in WY
Computer Network Support Specialists	350	$60,290
Software Applications Developers	290	$72,210
Computer Programmers	230	$71,910
Computer and Information Systems Managers	210	$102,120
Web Developers	160	$64,340

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 ProgWork1 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.