General Computer & Information Sciences at West Chester University of Pennsylvania

If you are interested in studying general computer and information sciences, you may want to check out the program at West Chester University of Pennsylvania. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

WCUPA is located in West Chester, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 17,719. Of the 113 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from West Chester University of Pennsylvania in 2021, 113 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.

WCUPA General Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

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

WCUPA General Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks computer and information sciences programs across the country. The following shows how WCUPA 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 and information sciences major at WCUPA 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
Best Value General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	22
Most Popular General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	56
Best General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	56
Best Value General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	63
	75
Best General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	84
Most Popular General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	85
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools	93
Best Value General Computer Science Schools	110
Most Focused General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	112
Best General Computer Science Schools	113
	129
Most Focused General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	154
	188
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools	262

In 2021, 19 students received their master’s degree in computer and information sciences from WCUPA. This makes it the #85 most popular school for computer and information sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

Computer and Information Sciences Student Demographics at WCUPA

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer and information sciences majors at West Chester University of Pennsylvania.

WCUPA General Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 113 students who earned a bachelor's degree in General Computer & Information Sciences from WCUPA in 2020-2021, 85% were men and 15% were women.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in computer and information sciences at WCUPA 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 West Chester University of Pennsylvania with a bachelor's in computer and information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	83
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

WCUPA General Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 computer and information sciences majors earned their master's degree from WCUPA. Of these graduates, 53% were men and 47% were women.

In the computer and information sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 37% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

WCUPA 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

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 PA, the home state for West Chester University of Pennsylvania.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Computer Systems Analysts	21,910	$95,990
Computer Workers	19,010	$87,040
Computer and Information Systems Managers	13,070	$146,860
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	12,760	$77,700
Computer Network Architects	7,120	$101,090

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 Smallbones under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.