Information Technology at The University of West Florida

What traits are you looking for in a IT school? To help you decide if The University of West Florida is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's IT program.

UWF is located in Pensacola, Florida and has a total student population of 13,061. Of the 131 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from The University of West Florida in 2021, 29 of them were information technology majors.

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	61
Best Value Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	85
Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	118
	124
	131
Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools	133
Best Value Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools	139
Most Focused Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	146
Most Popular Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools	167
Most Focused Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools	185
Most Popular Information Technology Schools	242
Best Value Information Technology Schools	299
Best Information Technology Schools	330
	358
Most Focused Information Technology Schools	623

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in IT from UWF. This makes it the #168 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

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 29 students earned a bachelor's degree in IT from UWF. About 31% of these graduates were women and the other 69% were men. The typical IT bachelor's degree program is made up of only 22% women. So female students are more repesented at UWF since its program graduates 9% more women than average.

About 76% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	22
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UWF Information Technology Master’s Program

The IT program at UWF awarded 3 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 100% of these degrees went to men with the other 0% going to women.

Of the students who received a IT master's degree from UWF, 67% 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 The University of West Florida with a master's in IT.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	0
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.

Concentrations Within Information Technology

If you plan to be a IT major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from The University of West Florida. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer & IS Security	32

Related Majors

• Computer Software & Applications
• Computer Science
• Computer Information Systems

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
Computer User Support Specialists	41,560	$49,260
Managers	23,160	$99,240
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	18,780	$79,070
Computer and Information Systems Managers	16,920	$129,540
Computer Workers	11,060	$78,900

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Ebyabe under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.