Information Technology at Western Illinois University
Every information technology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the it program at Western Illinois University stacks up to those at other schools.WIU is located in Macomb, Illinois and has a total student population of 7,490.
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.
WIU Information Technology Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in IT
WIU Information Technology Rankings
The it major at WIU 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 WIU
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the it majors at Western Illinois University.
WIU Information Technology Bachelor’s Program
About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in it at WIU 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 Illinois University with a bachelor's in it.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 2 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
White | 5 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Related Majors
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 IL, the home state for Western Illinois University.
Occupation | Jobs in IL | Average Salary in IL |
---|---|---|
Software Applications Developers | 30,500 | $96,610 |
Computer Systems Analysts | 28,130 | $89,370 |
Computer and Information Systems Managers | 17,770 | $143,900 |
Systems Software Developers | 17,130 | $108,570 |
Computer Network Architects | 5,310 | $114,780 |
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.
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- O*NET Online
- Image Credit: By IlliniGradResearch under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.