Wyoming·Computer and Mathematical Occupations·SOC 15-1243

Best Database Architect programs in Wyoming, ranked by enrollment

Design strategies for enterprise databases, data warehouse systems, and multidimensional networks. Set standards for database operations, programming, query processes, and security.

6 schools in Wyoming run programs that feed this job, graduating 165 people a year. The job pays a median of in Wyoming across about 160 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).

Also calledDatabase AnalystDatabase DeveloperDatabase ProgrammerInformation ArchitectData Warehouse AnalystData Warehouse Solution ArchitectDeveloperData Miner
Graduates / yr
165
in Wyoming
Median pay · Wyoming
BLS OEWS May 2025
Jobs in state
160
people employed
Schools
6
with a feeder program
Avg graduation rate
44%
across those schools
Median net price
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 11.0701In Wyoming
51
30.9%
2$70,374$23,250
2
CIP 11.1003In Wyoming
49
29.7%
5$48,185$25,250
3
CIP 11.0501In Wyoming
20
12.1%
1$51,805$46,000
4
CIP 11.0101In Wyoming
13
7.9%
4$57,986$24,286
5
CIP 11.0103In Wyoming
13
7.9%
1$57,986$24,286
6
CIP 11.0401In Wyoming
8
4.8%
2$57,313$25,833
7
CIP 14.0901In Wyoming
6
3.6%
1$78,333$24,098
8
CIP 11.0802In Wyoming
5
3.0%
1$33,504$27,000

Top 6 schools in Wyoming

Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 1 of the 6 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 · 6 feeder programs
69Computer Systems Analysis/Analyst38%
2University of Wyoming
Laramie, WY Public · 3 feeder programs
57Computer Science$71,66459%97%
3Northern Wyoming Community College District
Sheridan, WY Public · 3 feeder programs
19Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance42%
4Western Wyoming Community College
Rock Springs, WY Public · 3 feeder programs
12Information Science/Studies33%
5Casper College
Casper, WY Public · 1 feeder programs
7Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance43%
6Northwest College
Powell, WY Public · 1 feeder programs
1Computer and Information Sciences, General49%

All 6 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 CollegeCheyennePublic696
University of WyomingLaramiePublic573
Northern Wyoming Community College DistrictSheridanPublic193
Western Wyoming Community CollegeRock SpringsPublic123
Casper CollegeCasperPublic71
Northwest CollegePowellPublic11

What database architects earn in Wyoming

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

Median annual in Wyoming
Mean annual
Jobs in state
160
Job concentration
1.35×

Concentrated here: Wyoming employs more of this job per worker than the U.S. average.

Metro areas in Wyoming

Cheyenne, WY
$67,630median
110 jobs

Job outlook

Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.

Projected growth 2024–34
+8.7%
Much faster than average
Openings per year
4,000
new jobs plus replacements
Employment change
5,800
66,900 → 72,700
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 Database Architects page.

How to become a Database Architect

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

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

Reading ComprehensionCritical ThinkingActive ListeningSpeakingWritingActive Learning

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 14 majors mapped to Database Architects14 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
  • 11.0501Computer Systems Analysis/Analyst
  • 11.0701Computer Science
  • 11.0802Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration
  • 11.0902Cloud Computing
  • 11.1003Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance
  • 14.0901Computer Engineering, General
  • 14.0903Computer Software Engineering
  • 14.2701Systems Engineering
  • 30.7001Data Science, General
  • 30.7099Data Science, Other
  • 52.1201Management Information Systems, General

Common questions

Answers for people weighing database architects programs in Wyoming.

What degree do you need to become a Database Architect?+

Bachelor's degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Computer Science, which awarded 51 degrees in Wyoming in 2024-25, 30.9% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.

Which college majors lead to becoming a Database Architect?+

The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 8 programs to this occupation. The largest are Computer Science, Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management, Computer and Information Sciences, Computer Systems Analysis, plus 3 more. Together they graduate about 165 people a year in Wyoming.

Is demand for database architects growing?+

BLS projects a +8.7% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, much faster than average, with roughly 4,000 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.

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

6 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 database architects work under?+

Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Database Analyst, Database Developer, Database Programmer, Information Architect, Data Warehouse Analyst, Data Warehouse Solution Architect among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 15-1243.

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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