General Computer & Information Sciences at Western Colorado University

If you plan to study general computer and information sciences, take a look at what Western Colorado University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Western is located in Gunnison, Colorado and has a total student population of 3,203. In 2021, 11 computer and information sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from Western.

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.

Western General Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer and Information Sciences

Western General Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks computer and information sciences programs across the country. The following shows how Western performed in these rankings.

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 Western 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
Most Focused General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	173
Most Popular General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	327
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools	334
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools	517

Computer and Information Sciences Student Demographics at Western

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

Western General Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 computer and information sciences majors earned their bachelor's degree from Western. Of these graduates, 82% were men and 18% were women.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in computer and information sciences at Western 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 Colorado University with a bachelor's in computer and information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Western 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 CO, the home state for Western Colorado University.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
Computer Workers	16,440	$102,470
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	11,610	$84,170
Computer Systems Analysts	8,680	$96,030
Computer and Information Systems Managers	7,600	$164,220
Computer Network Architects	6,040	$115,300

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 Draconrex under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.