Information Technology at Utah Valley University

What traits are you looking for in a IT school? To help you decide if Utah Valley University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's IT program.

UVU is located in Orem, Utah and approximately 40,936 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 43 students received a bachelor's degree in IT from UVU.

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.

UVU Information Technology Degrees Available

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

UVU Information Technology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks IT programs across the country. The following shows how UVU performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The IT major at UVU 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	20
Best Value Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools	44
Most Popular Information Technology Schools	89
Most Focused Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	188

In 2021, 15 students received their master’s degree in IT from UVU. This makes it the #99 most popular school for IT master’s degree candidates in the country.

IT Student Demographics at UVU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the IT majors at Utah Valley University.

UVU Information Technology Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 64% of IT associate's degrees went to men and 36% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in IT only graduates about 22% women each year. The program at UVU may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 14% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in IT at UVU are white. Around 71% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Utah Valley University with a associate's in IT.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UVU Information Technology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 58% of IT bachelor's degrees went to men and 42% went to women. The typical IT bachelor's degree program is made up of only 22% women. So female students are more repesented at UVU since its program graduates 20% more women than average.

About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in IT at UVU 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 Utah Valley University with a bachelor's in IT.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	35
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UVU Information Technology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 students graduated with a master's degree in IT from UVU. About 87% were men and 13% were women.

Of the students who received a IT master's degree from UVU, 67% 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 Utah Valley University with a master's in IT.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UVU also has a doctoral program available in IT. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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

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 UT, the home state for Utah Valley University.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Computer User Support Specialists	9,440	$50,000
Computer Workers	6,470	$76,890
Computer and Information Systems Managers	5,440	$121,570
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	3,400	$81,430
Managers	3,310	$102,290

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 uvuphotos under License

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