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Information Technology at The University of West Florida

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Information Technology at The University of West Florida

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 The University of West Florida stacks up to those at other schools.

UWF is located in Pensacola, Florida and approximately 13,061 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 54 students received a bachelor's degree in IT from UWF.

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.

UWF Information Technology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in IT
  • Master’s Degree in IT

UWF Information Technology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the IT progam at UWF 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 UWF 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
Most Popular Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 59
Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools 71
73
Best Value Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools 78
Most Popular Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools 101
Most Focused Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools 103
Best Value Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 107
Most Popular Information Technology Schools 116
Most Focused Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 127
Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 133
144
Best Value Information Technology Schools 180
Best Information Technology Schools 196
227
Most Focused Information Technology Schools 310

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in IT from UWF. This makes it the #101 most popular school for IT master’s degree candidates in the country.

IT Student Demographics at UWF

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the IT majors at The University of West Florida.

UWF Information Technology Bachelor’s Program

19% Women
30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The IT program at UWF awarded 54 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 81% of these degrees went to men with the other 19% going to women.

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About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in IT at UWF 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 The University of West Florida with a bachelor's in IT.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 8
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 36
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

UWF Information Technology Master’s Program

25% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 4 IT students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UWF, about 75% were men and 25% were women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The University of West Florida with a master's in IT.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 2
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

UWF 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 FL, the home state for The University of West Florida.

Occupation Jobs in FL Average Salary in FL
Software Applications Developers 38,160 $95,610
Computer Systems Analysts 24,970 $85,050
Systems Software Developers 17,270 $102,590
Computer and Information Systems Managers 16,920 $129,540
Computer Network Architects 10,280 $91,180

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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