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Management Information Systems at Western Governors University

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Management Information Systems at Western Governors University

If you plan to study management information systems, take a look at what Western Governors University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

WGU is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and has a total student population of 147,866. In 2021, 776 MIS majors received their bachelor's degree from WGU.

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

WGU Management Information Systems Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in MIS
  • Master’s Degree in MIS

Online Classes Are Available at WGU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

WGU does offer online education options in MIS for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • Master’s Degree

WGU Management Information Systems Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the MIS progam at WGU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 MIS major at WGU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Management Information Systems. 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
Most Popular Management Information Systems Schools 1
Most Popular Management Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools 1
Best Value Management Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools 2
Most Focused Management Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools 19
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Most Focused Management Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools 61

In 2021, 677 students received their master’s degree in MIS from WGU. This makes it the #1 most popular school for MIS master’s degree candidates in the country.

MIS Student Demographics at WGU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the MIS majors at Western Governors University.

WGU Management Information Systems Bachelor’s Program

31% Women
26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 776 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Management Information Systems from WGU in 2020-2021, 69% were men and 31% were women.

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About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in MIS at WGU 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 Western Governors University with a bachelor's in MIS.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 35
Black or African American 64
Hispanic or Latino 66
White 503
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 108

WGU Management Information Systems Master’s Program

27% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 677 MIS students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from WGU, about 73% were men and 27% were women.

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Of the students who received a MIS master's degree from WGU, 59% 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 Western Governors University with a master's in MIS.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 62
Black or African American 69
Hispanic or Latino 45
White 400
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 97

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

Careers That MIS Grads May Go Into

A degree in MIS 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 Western Governors University.

Occupation Jobs in UT Average Salary in UT
Computer and Information Systems Managers 5,440 $121,570
Computer Programmers 3,400 $83,700

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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