Computer Science at Westfield State University

Every computer science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the computer science program at Westfield State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Westfield is located in Westfield, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 5,395. In 2021, 14 computer science majors received their bachelor's degree from Westfield.

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

Westfield Computer Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science

Westfield Computer Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the computer science progam at Westfield 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 science major at Westfield is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer Science. 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	185
	214
Best Value General Computer Science Schools	254
	261
Best General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	321
Best General Computer Science Schools	374
Most Popular General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	389
Most Focused General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	481
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools	510
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools	602

Computer Science Student Demographics at Westfield

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer science majors at Westfield State University.

Westfield Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 14 computer science students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Westfield, about 93% were men and 7% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% more racial-ethnic minorities in its computer science bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Westfield State University with a bachelor's in computer science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Westfield also has a doctoral program available in computer science. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Computer Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MA, the home state for Westfield State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Software Applications Developers	29,110	$109,130
Systems Software Developers	25,540	$117,760
Computer and Information Systems Managers	17,820	$156,620
Computer Workers	11,190	$92,110
Computer Programmers	4,420	$95,380

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 John Phelan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.