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Information Technology at Western Governors University

Information Technology at Western Governors University

If you plan to study information technology, take a look at what Western Governors University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

WGU is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and approximately 147,866 students attend the school each year.

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

WGU Information Technology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in IT
  • Master’s Degree in IT

Online Classes Are Available at WGU

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

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

  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • Master’s Degree

WGU Information Technology Rankings

The it major at WGU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Information Technology. 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.

IT Student Demographics at WGU

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

WGU Information Technology Bachelor’s Program

13% Women
35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 87% of it bachelor's degrees went to men and 13% went to women.

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

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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 Information Technology Master’s Program

25% Women
42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 75% of it master's degrees went to men and 25% went to women.

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In the it master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 42% of degree recipients. That is 1% 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 it.

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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

Careers That IT Grads May Go Into

A degree in it 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
Systems Software Developers 5,690 $106,040
Computer and Information Systems Managers 5,440 $121,570
Computer Systems Analysts 3,850 $84,840
Computer Network Architects 910 $114,900

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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