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Information Technology at Western Governors University

If you plan to study Information Technology, you may want to check out the program at Western Governors University. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Western Governors University is in Salt Lake City, UT.

During the most recent reporting year, 1,551 information technology degrees were awarded at Western Governors University.

Online Class Availability at Western Governors University

Western Governors University is a fully online institution, so Information Technology coursework can be completed remotely.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the diversity of Information Technology graduates at Western Governors University, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Information Technology graduates at Western Governors University are 19% women (290) and 81% men (1,261).

Information Technology Bachelor’s Program at Western Governors University

Among the 984 bachelor’s information technology graduates at Western Governors University, 14% were women (139) and 86% were men (845).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Information Technology bachelor’s degree recipients at Western Governors University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	549
Hispanic / Latino	120
Black / African American	122
Asian	67
American Indian / Alaska Native	9
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	3
Two or More Races	34
Unknown	80

Minority students account for 36% of Information Technology bachelor’s degree recipients at Western Governors University, below the national average of 48%.*

Information Technology Master’s Program at Western Governors University

Of the 567 master’s information technology degrees awarded at Western Governors University, 27% were women (151) and 73% were men (416).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Information Technology master’s degree recipients at Western Governors University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	278
Hispanic / Latino	61
Black / African American	96
Asian	45
American Indian / Alaska Native	3
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	4
Two or More Races	23
International (Nonresident)	1
Unknown	56

Minority students account for 41% of Information Technology master’s degree recipients at Western Governors University, higher than the national average of 17%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Highest-Paying Careers for Information Technology Graduates

Graduates of the Information Technology program at Western Governors University pursue many career paths. The table below ranks the top-paying careers for Information Technology majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Computer and Information Systems Managers	$175,079
Health Informatics Specialists	$156,714
Database Architects	$148,480
Business Intelligence Analysts	$143,840
Telecommunications Engineering Specialists	$117,478
Data Warehousing Specialists	$117,424
Information Security Analysts	$111,930
Data Scientists	$106,295
Clinical Data Managers	$99,475
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$80,062

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.