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Information Technology at Western Illinois University

If you plan to study information technology, take a look at what Western Illinois University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

WIU is located in Macomb, Illinois and has a total student population of 7,490. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students received a bachelor's degree in IT from WIU.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the IT progam at WIU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type Rank
72
Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 77

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

The IT program at WIU awarded 5 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 100% of these degrees went to men with the other 0% going to women.

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About 100% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 5
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

WIU also has a doctoral program available in IT. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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