General Computer & Information Sciences at Western Michigan University

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 Western Michigan University stacks up to those at other schools.

WMU is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and has a total student population of 19,887. In 2021, 46 computer and information sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from WMU.

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.

WMU General Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer and Information Sciences

WMU General Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the computer and information sciences progam at WMU 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 computer and information sciences major at WMU 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	69
Best Value General Computer Science Schools	128
Most Popular General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	130
Best General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	178
	200
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools	213
Best General Computer Science Schools	234
	270
Most Focused General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	374
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools	605

Computer and Information Sciences Student Demographics at WMU

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

WMU General Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 46 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in computer and information sciences from WMU in 2021, 87% were men and 13% were women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in computer and information sciences at WMU 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 Western Michigan University with a bachelor's in computer and information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	31
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

WMU 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 MI, the home state for Western Michigan University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Computer Systems Analysts	15,420	$83,900
Computer Workers	10,900	$76,400
Computer and Information Systems Managers	9,480	$131,100
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	7,240	$77,580
Computer Network Architects	3,300	$100,710

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 TheKuLeR under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.