Wyoming·Management Occupations·SOC 11-3021

Best Computer programs in Wyoming, ranked by enrollment

Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as electronic data processing, information systems, systems analysis, and computer.

7 schools in Wyoming run programs that feed this job, graduating 199 people a year. The job pays a median of $120,850 in Wyoming across about 330 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).

Also calledInformation Systems Manager (IS Manager)Information Systems Director (IS Director)Information Technology Manager (IT Manager)Information Technology Director (IT Director)Network ManagerNetwork DirectorKnowledge ManagerTechnical Director
Graduates / yr
199
in Wyoming
Median pay · Wyoming
$120,850
BLS OEWS May 2025
Jobs in state
330
people employed
Schools
7
with a feeder program
Avg graduation rate
46%
across those schools
Median net price
$12,163
per year, IPEDS

Fields of study in Wyoming that lead to this job

Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.

8 programs in Wyoming that lead to this job

Ranked by graduates per year in Wyoming (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own Wyoming page.

Degree programs that lead to this occupation, ranked by graduates per year
#ProgramGraduates / yrShare of pipelineSchoolsGrad earnings (1 yr)Median debt
1
CIP 52.0205In Wyoming
56
28.1%
2$43,506$25,000
2
CIP 11.0701In Wyoming
51
25.6%
2$70,374$23,250
3
CIP 11.1003In Wyoming
49
24.6%
5$48,185$25,250
4
CIP 11.0101In Wyoming
13
6.5%
4$57,986$24,286
5
CIP 11.0103In Wyoming
13
6.5%
1$57,986$24,286
6
CIP 11.0401In Wyoming
8
4.0%
2$57,313$25,833
7
CIP 11.0802In Wyoming
5
2.5%
1$33,504$27,000
8
CIP 11.0901In Wyoming
4
2.0%
2$43,901$22,822

Top 7 schools in Wyoming

Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 2 of the 7 schools in this state.

Schools ranked by graduates per year into this occupation
#SchoolGraduates / yrTop feeder programGrad earnings (1 yr)Grad rateNet priceAcceptance
1Laramie County Community College
Cheyenne, WY Public · 7 feeder programs
70Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance38%
2University of Wyoming
Laramie, WY Public · 2 feeder programs
51Computer Science$71,66459%97%
3Western Wyoming Community College
Rock Springs, WY Public · 4 feeder programs
50Operations Management and Supervision$38,35733%
4Northern Wyoming Community College District
Sheridan, WY Public · 3 feeder programs
19Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance42%
5Casper College
Casper, WY Public · 1 feeder programs
7Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance43%
6Martinsburg College
Cheyenne, WY Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs
1Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications60%$12,163100%
7Northwest College
Powell, WY Public · 1 feeder programs
1Computer and Information Sciences, General49%

All 7 schools in Wyoming

Every school in Wyoming with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.

All schools in Wyoming that feed this occupation
SchoolCityControlGraduates / yrFeeder programs
Laramie County Community CollegeCheyennePublic707
University of WyomingLaramiePublic512
Western Wyoming Community CollegeRock SpringsPublic504
Northern Wyoming Community College DistrictSheridanPublic193
Casper CollegeCasperPublic71
Martinsburg CollegeCheyennePrivate for-profit11
Northwest CollegePowellPublic11

What computer and information systems managers earn in Wyoming

What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.

Median annual in Wyoming
$120,850
Mean annual
$135,610
Jobs in state
330
What the range looks like
10th pct$83,740Median$120,85090th pct$197,960
Versus the national median
-31.0%

U.S. median $175,140. Wyoming pays below the national figure.

Job concentration
0.27×

1.00× means the state has its expected share of these jobs.

Metro areas in Wyoming

Cheyenne, WY
$128,610median
130 jobs

Job outlook

Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.

Projected growth 2024–34
+15.2%
Much faster than average
Openings per year
55,600
new jobs plus replacements
Employment change
101,600
667,100 → 768,700
Typical entry education
Bachelor's degree

Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.

How to get in

The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Computer and Information Systems Managers page.

How to become a Computer

Job zone 4 of 5 · SVP 7.0 to < 8.0
Typical entry education
Bachelor's degree
Work experience needed
5 years or more

Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.

A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.

Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.

Top skills

Critical ThinkingActive ListeningReading ComprehensionMonitoringSpeakingWriting

The same job in other states

Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.

Related careers in Wyoming

Every major mapped to this job

The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.

All 21 majors mapped to Computer and Information Systems Managers21 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
  • 11.0101Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • 11.0103Information Technology
  • 11.0401Information Science/Studies
  • 11.0701Computer Science
  • 11.0802Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration
  • 11.0901Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
  • 11.1001Network and System Administration/Administrator
  • 11.1002System, Networking, and LAN/WAN Management/Manager
  • 11.1003Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance
  • 11.1005Information Technology Project Management
  • 30.0801Mathematics and Computer Science
  • 30.1601Accounting and Computer Science
  • 30.3101Human Computer Interaction
  • 30.3901Economics and Computer Science
  • 30.7001Data Science, General
  • 52.0205Operations Management and Supervision
  • 52.1201Management Information Systems, General
  • 52.1206Information Resources Management
  • 52.1207Knowledge Management
  • 52.1299Management Information Systems and Services, Other
  • 52.2101Telecommunications Management

Common questions

Answers for people weighing computer and information systems managers programs in Wyoming.

What degree do you need to become a Computer?+

Bachelor's degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Operations Management and Supervision, which awarded 56 degrees in Wyoming in 2024-25, 28.1% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.

Which college majors lead to becoming a Computer?+

The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 8 programs to this occupation. The largest are Business Administration, Computer Science, Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management, Computer and Information Sciences, plus 3 more. Together they graduate about 199 people a year in Wyoming.

How much do computer and information systems managers earn in Wyoming?+

The median is $120,850 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 31.0% below the U.S. median of $175,140. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.

Is demand for computer and information systems managers growing?+

BLS projects a +15.2% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, much faster than average, with roughly 55,600 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.

How many schools offer programs for this career in Wyoming?+

7 institutions in Wyoming reported graduates from at least one of the 8 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.

What other job titles do computer and information systems managers work under?+

Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Information Systems Manager (IS Manager), Information Systems Director (IS Director), Information Technology Manager (IT Manager), Information Technology Director (IT Director) among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 11-3021.

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About the data on this page

Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).

  • BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics

    May 2025

    Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.

  • BLS Employment Projections

    2024–34

    Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.

  • IPEDS Completions

    2024-25 (provisional)

    Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.

  • College Scorecard, Field of Study

    2020-21 cohorts

    Median graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.

  • Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes

    latest available

    Graduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.

  • NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk

    CIP 2020 / SOC 2018

    Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.

  • O*NET Database 30.3

    30.3

    Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.

    Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA

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