Computer & IS Security at Western Washington University

Every computer and IS security 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 systems security / auditing / information assurance program at Western Washington University stacks up to those at other schools.

WWU is located in Bellingham, Washington and has a total student population of 15,197. Of the 141 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Western Washington University in 2021, 18 of them were computer and IS security majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Computer & IS Security section at the bottom of this page.

WWU Computer & IS Security Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance

WWU Computer & IS Security Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance progam at WWU 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 systems security / auditing / information assurance major at WWU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer & IS Security. 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
	16
Best Computer & IS Security Basic Certificate Schools	17
Best Computer & IS Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	20
	28
Best Value Computer & IS Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	44
Best Value Computer & IS Security Basic Certificate Schools	55
Best Computer & IS Security Schools	63
Most Popular Computer & IS Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	64
	76
Most Focused Computer & IS Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	115
Most Popular Computer & IS Security Basic Certificate Schools	129
Best Value Computer & IS Security Schools	168
Most Focused Computer & IS Security Basic Certificate Schools	173
Most Popular Computer & IS Security Schools	191
Most Focused Computer & IS Security Schools	371

Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Student Demographics at WWU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance majors at Western Washington University.

WWU Computer & IS Security Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 94% of computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance bachelor's degrees went to men and 6% went to women.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance at WWU 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 Washington University with a bachelor's in computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	10
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

WWU also has a doctoral program available in computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for WA, the home state for Western Washington University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Computer and Information Systems Managers	13,690	$159,290
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	8,920	$92,750
Computer Network Architects	5,800	$111,960
Computer Network Support Specialists	3,940	$81,270
Information Security Analysts	2,690	$107,800

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 Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.