Information Resources Management at Western Governors University

If you are interested in studying information resources management, you may want to check out the program at Western Governors University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

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 Information Resources Management section at the bottom of this page.

WGU Information Resources Management Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Information Resources Management

Online Classes Are Available at WGU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, WGU does offer online courses in information resources management for the following degree levels:

Master’s Degree

WGU Information Resources Management Rankings

Information Resources Management Student Demographics at WGU

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

WGU Information Resources Management Master’s Program

27% Women

34% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

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

Of the students who received a information resources management 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 information resources management.

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

General Management Information Systems

Careers That Information Resources Management Grads May Go Into

A degree in information resources management 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

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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