Information Technology at West Virginia University

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

WVU is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and approximately 26,269 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.

WVU Information Technology Degrees Available

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

WVU Information Technology Rankings

The it major at WVU 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 WVU

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

WVU Information Technology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 92% of it bachelor's degrees went to men and 8% went to women.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in it at WVU 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 West Virginia University with a bachelor's in it.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

WVU Information Technology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 68% of it master's degrees went to men and 32% went to women.

Of the students who received a it master's degree from WVU, 86% 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 West Virginia University with a master's in it.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Information Technology

Information Technology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from West Virginia University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer & IS Security	17

Related Majors

• 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 WV, the home state for West Virginia University.

Occupation	Jobs in WV	Average Salary in WV
Computer Workers	2,380	$83,660
Computer User Support Specialists	1,960	$44,290
Managers	1,880	$77,290
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	1,240	$68,980
Computer and Information Systems Managers	810	$119,430

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 Swimmerguy269 under License

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