Computer Software & Applications at Western Governors University

22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every computer software & applications school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the computer software 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.

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

WGU Computer Software & Applications Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Software
Master’s Degree in Computer Software

WGU Computer Software & Applications Rankings

The computer software major at WGU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer Software & Applications. 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 Software Student Demographics at WGU

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

WGU Computer Software & Applications Bachelor’s Program

32% Women

22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 69% of computer software bachelor's degrees went to men and 32% went to women.

About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in computer software 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 software.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	135
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	30

WGU Computer Software & Applications Master’s Program

35% Women

32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 65% of computer software master's degrees went to men and 35% went to women.

Of the students who received a computer software master's degree from WGU, 54% 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 software.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	75
Black or African American	46
Hispanic or Latino	50
White	317
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	95

Concentrations Within Computer Software & Applications

If you plan to be a computer software 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
Data Modeling/Warehousing & Database Administration	634

Careers That Computer Software Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer software 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 Programmers	3,400	$83,700
Graphic Designers	3,370	$48,130
Web Developers	1,980	$69,940
Database Administrators	1,050	$94,230

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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