Computer & Information Sciences at Western Governors University

Every computer and information sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the computer and information sciences 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. Of the 26,612 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Western Governors University in 2021, 3,890 of them were computer and information sciences majors.

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

WGU Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer & Information Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Computer & Information Sciences

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? WGU offers distance education options for computer and information sciences at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

WGU Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks computer and information sciences programs across the country. The following shows how WGU performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The computer and information sciences major at WGU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer & Information Sciences. 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 Online Computer & Information Sciences Schools	1
Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Schools	1
Most Popular Online Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1
Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	2
Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	2
Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	3
	79

In 2021, 1,991 students received their master’s degree in computer and information sciences from WGU. This makes it the #2 most popular school for computer and information sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

Computer & Information Sciences Student Demographics at WGU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer and information sciences majors at Western Governors University.

WGU Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 3,890 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in computer and information sciences from WGU in 2021, 91% were men and 9% were women.

About 66% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in computer and information sciences 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 computer and information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	178
Black or African American	249
Hispanic or Latino	398
White	2,557
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	499

WGU Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 1,991 students who earned a master's degree in Computer & Information Sciences from WGU in 2020-2021, 81% were men and 19% were women.

Of the students who received a computer and information sciences 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 computer and information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	179
Black or African American	225
Hispanic or Latino	166
White	1,092
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	321

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

Concentrations Within Computer & Information Sciences

If you plan to be a computer and information sciences major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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
Information Technology	2,607
Computer Information Systems	1,312
Computer Software & Applications	634
Computer Programming	633
Computer Science	459
Computer Systems Networking	236

Related Majors

Careers That Computer & Information Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer and information sciences 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
Software Applications Developers	11,040	$99,070
Computer User Support Specialists	9,440	$50,000
Computer Workers	6,470	$76,890
Systems Software Developers	5,690	$106,040
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.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.