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Computer & Information Sciences at Western Governors University

29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a computer & information sciences school? To help you decide if Western Governors University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's computer & information sciences program.

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 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 & information sciences at the following degree levels:

Associate’s Degree
Bachelor’s Degree
Master’s Degree

WGU Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

The computer & 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.

Computer & Information Sciences Student Demographics at WGU

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

WGU Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Program

13% Women

29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 87% of computer & information sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 13% went to women.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in computer & 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 & information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	289
Black or African American	361
Hispanic or Latino	520
White	2,814
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	718

WGU Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Program

21% Women

37% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 79% of computer & information sciences master's degrees went to men and 21% went to women.

Of the students who received a computer & information sciences master's degree from WGU, 51% 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 & information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	202
Black or African American	291
Hispanic or Latino	255
White	1,145
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	357

Concentrations Within Computer & Information Sciences

If you plan to be a computer & 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

Careers That Computer & Information Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer & 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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