General Computer Programming at Western Colorado University

If you are interested in studying general computer programming, you may want to check out the program at Western Colorado University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Western is located in Gunnison, Colorado and has a total student population of 3,487. In 2019, 9 computer programming 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 Programming section at the bottom of this page.

Western General Computer Programming Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Programming

Western General Computer Programming Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the computer programming progam at Western compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The computer programming major at Western is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Computer Programming. 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 Programming Bachelor’s Degree Schools	13
Most Popular General Computer Programming Bachelor’s Degree Schools	20
Most Focused General Computer Programming Schools	84
Most Popular General Computer Programming Schools	190

Computer Programming Student Demographics at Western

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

Western General Computer Programming Bachelor’s Program

During the 2018-2019 academic year, 9 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in computer programming from Western. About 67% were men and 33% were women. The typical computer programming bachelor's degree program is made up of only 22% women. So female students are more repesented at Western since its program graduates 12% more women than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in computer programming 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 programming.

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

Western also has a doctoral program available in computer programming. In 2019, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That Computer Programming Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer programming 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
Software Applications Developers	30,400	$106,730
Systems Software Developers	11,170	$124,410
Computer Network Support Specialists	3,660	$73,950
Computer Programmers	2,970	$94,750
Web Developers	2,490	$78,790

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.