Computer Information Systems at Western Governors University

35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying computer information systems, 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 Computer Information Systems section at the bottom of this page.

WGU Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in CIS
Master’s Degree in CIS

WGU Computer Information Systems Rankings

The cis major at WGU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer 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.

CIS Student Demographics at WGU

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

WGU Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Program

13% Women

35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

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

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in cis 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 cis.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	58
Black or African American	70
Hispanic or Latino	85
White	396
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	101

WGU Computer Information Systems Master’s Program

25% Women

42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of cis master's degrees went to men and 25% went to women.

In the cis master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 42% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Western Governors University with a master's in cis.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	48
Black or African American	88
Hispanic or Latino	59
White	235
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	90

Concentrations Within Computer Information Systems

Computer Information Systems majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. 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	1,312

Careers That CIS Grads May Go Into

A degree in cis 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 Workers	6,470	$76,890
Systems Software Developers	5,690	$106,040
Computer and Information Systems Managers	5,440	$121,570
Computer Systems Analysts	3,850	$84,840

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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