Washington contains six schools that offer computer information systems programs. Seattle Pacific University, the highest-ranking computer information systems school in WA, has a total student population of 4,000 and is the 195th highest ranked school in America.
Of the 6 computer information systems schools in Washington, none have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, DeVry University-Washington comes out as the most expensive ($27,334/yr), with Spokane Falls Community College as the lowest recorded at only $7,026/yr.
Computer Information Systems students from Washington schools who go on to become computer information systems specialists, computer support specialists, network engineers, database engineers, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 287,210 people working as computer and information systems managers alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $120,640. Also, Computer support specialists make on average $47,360 per year and there are about 540,560 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Washington alone, there are 12,200 employed computer support specialists earning an average yearly salary of $49,620. Computer and information systems managers in this state earn $125,520/yr and there are 8,670 employed.
Also, within the computer information systems schools in Washington, the average student population is 3,354 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1. Aside from computer information systems, there are 3883 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 2,017 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $3,803, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.
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