Information Technology at The University of West Florida

What traits are you looking for in a it school? To help you decide if The University of West Florida is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's it program.

UWF is located in Pensacola, Florida and approximately 13,061 students attend the school each year.

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

UWF Information Technology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in IT
• Master’s Degree in IT

UWF Information Technology Rankings

The it major at UWF is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Information Technology. 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.

IT Student Demographics at UWF

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the it majors at The University of West Florida.

UWF Information Technology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 89% of it bachelor's degrees went to men and 11% went to women.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in it at UWF 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 The University of West Florida with a bachelor's in it.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	30
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UWF Information Technology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of it master's degrees went to men and 25% went to women.

Of the students who received a it master's degree from UWF, 63% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The University of West Florida with a master's in it.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	20
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Information Technology

Information Technology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at The University of West Florida. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer & IS Security	32

Related Majors

• Computer Software & Applications
• Computer Science
• Computer Information Systems

Careers That IT Grads May Go Into

A degree in it can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for FL, the home state for The University of West Florida.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Computer User Support Specialists	41,560	$49,260
Managers	23,160	$99,240
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	18,780	$79,070
Computer and Information Systems Managers	16,920	$129,540
Computer Workers	11,060	$78,900

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 Ebyabe under License

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