Computer Science at Whitworth University

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

Whitworth is located in Spokane, Washington and approximately 2,756 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 29 computer science majors received their bachelor's degree from Whitworth.

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.

Whitworth Computer Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science

Whitworth Computer Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the computer science progam at Whitworth 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 science major at Whitworth 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
Most Focused General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	88
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools	147
Best General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	192
Best General Computer Science Schools	214
Most Popular General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	256
	322
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools	326
Best Value General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	330
	376
Best Value General Computer Science Schools	402

Computer Science Student Demographics at Whitworth

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

Whitworth Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 29 students earned a bachelor's degree in computer science from Whitworth. About 17% of these graduates were women and the other 83% were men.

About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in computer science at Whitworth 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 Whitworth University with a bachelor's in computer science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	21
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Whitworth 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 WA, the home state for Whitworth University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Software Applications Developers	53,860	$131,790
Systems Software Developers	16,130	$121,250
Computer and Information Systems Managers	13,690	$159,290
Computer Workers	13,100	$91,620
Computer Programmers	9,670	$126,920

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 Charlesdrakew under License

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