Computer Information Systems at Western Washington University

Every computer information systems school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the CIS 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. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 students received their master's degree in CIS.

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

WWU Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in CIS

WWU Computer Information Systems Rankings

CIS Student Demographics at WWU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the CIS majors at Western Washington University.

WWU Computer Information Systems Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 students earned a master's degree in CIS from WWU. About 19% of these graduates were women and the other 81% were men.

Of the students who received a CIS master's degree from WWU, 69% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the CIS master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 25% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Western Washington University with a master's in CIS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	11
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

Careers That CIS Grads May Go Into

A degree in CIS 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
Software Applications Developers	53,860	$131,790
Computer Systems Analysts	17,970	$96,860
Systems Software Developers	16,130	$121,250
Computer and Information Systems Managers	13,690	$159,290
Computer Workers	13,100	$91,620

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.