Information Technology at Western Illinois University
If you are interested in studying information technology, you may want to check out the program at Western Illinois University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.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
Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% more racial-ethnic minorities in its it bachelor's program than the national average.*
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 | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
White | 2 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Concentrations Within Information Technology
Information Technology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Western Illinois University. A concentration may not be available for your level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
---|---|
Computer & IS Security | 5 |
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 |
---|---|---|
Computer User Support Specialists | 24,920 | $53,020 |
Computer and Information Systems Managers | 17,770 | $143,900 |
Network and Computer Systems Administrators | 11,640 | $86,290 |
Computer Network Support Specialists | 9,940 | $65,830 |
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.