Computer & IS Security at Western Governors University

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

If you are interested in studying computer & is security, 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 & IS Security section at the bottom of this page.

WGU Computer & IS Security Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance
Master’s Degree in Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance

Online Classes Are Available at WGU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? WGU offers distance education options for computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance at the following degree levels:

Bachelor’s Degree
Master’s Degree

WGU Computer & IS Security Rankings

The computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance major at WGU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer & IS Security. 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 and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Student Demographics at WGU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance majors at Western Governors University.

WGU Computer & IS Security Bachelor’s Program

11% Women

29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 89% of computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance bachelor's degrees went to men and 11% went to women.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance 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 and information systems security/auditing/information assurance.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	66
Black or African American	128
Hispanic or Latino	185
White	901
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	234

WGU Computer & IS Security Master’s Program

12% Women

38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 88% of computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance master's degrees went to men and 12% went to women.

Of the students who received a computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance master's degree from WGU, 52% 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 and information systems security/auditing/information assurance.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	79
Black or African American	157
Hispanic or Latino	146
White	593
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	172

Careers That Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance 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
Computer and Information Systems Managers	5,440	$121,570
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	3,400	$81,430
Computer Network Support Specialists	1,650	$60,330
Database Administrators	1,050	$94,230
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.

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