Management Information Systems at Western Governors University

Every management information systems school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the mis program at Western Governors University stacks up to those at other schools.

WGU is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and has a total student population of 147,866.

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

WGU Management Information Systems 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.

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

For the most recent academic year available, 73% of mis bachelor's degrees went to men and 27% went to women.

About 59% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	36
Black or African American	79
Hispanic or Latino	81
White	383
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	66

WGU Management Information Systems Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 73% of mis master's degrees went to men and 27% went to women.

Of the students who received a mis master's degree from WGU, 55% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	63
Black or African American	76
Hispanic or Latino	63
White	367
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	103

Concentrations Within Management Information Systems

The following mis concentations are available at Western Governors University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Western Governors University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Management Information Systems	776
Information Resources Management	677

Related Majors

• General Sales & Marketing
• Marketing
• Human Resource Management
• Accounting
• Business Administration & Management

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.