Information Technology at Utah Valley 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 Utah Valley University stacks up to those at other schools.

UVU is located in Orem, Utah and has a total student population of 40,936. Of the 270 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Utah Valley University in 2021, 43 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.

UVU Information Technology Degrees Available

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

UVU Information Technology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the IT progam at UVU 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 UVU 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
	12
	20
Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools	22
	34
Best Value Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools	44
Most Popular Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	45
	46
Most Focused Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools	53
Best Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools	54
Most Popular Information Technology Schools	89
Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools	96
	106
Most Popular Information Technology Associate Degree Schools	146
Most Focused Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools	176
Most Focused Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	188
Best Value Information Technology Schools	237
Most Focused Information Technology Schools	647

In 2021, 15 students received their master’s degree in IT from UVU. This makes it the #99 most popular school for IT master’s degree candidates in the country.

IT Student Demographics at UVU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the IT majors at Utah Valley University.

UVU Information Technology Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 64% of IT associate's degrees went to men and 36% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in IT only graduates about 22% women each year. The program at UVU may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 14% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in IT at UVU are white. Around 71% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Utah Valley University with a associate's in IT.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UVU Information Technology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 43 IT majors earned their bachelor's degree from UVU. Of these graduates, 58% were men and 42% were women. The typical IT bachelor's degree program is made up of only 22% women. So female students are more repesented at UVU since its program graduates 20% more women than average.

About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in IT at UVU 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 Utah Valley University with a bachelor's in IT.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	35
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UVU Information Technology Master’s Program

Of the 15 students who earned a master's degree in Information Technology from UVU in 2020-2021, 87% were men and 13% were women.

Of the students who received a IT master's degree from UVU, 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 Utah Valley University with a master's in IT.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UVU 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

The following IT concentations are available at Utah Valley University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Utah Valley University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Web/Multimedia Management & Webmaster	57
Computer & IS Security	26

Related Majors

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

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 UT, the home state for Utah Valley University.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Computer User Support Specialists	9,440	$50,000
Computer Workers	6,470	$76,890
Computer and Information Systems Managers	5,440	$121,570
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	3,400	$81,430
Managers	3,310	$102,290

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 uvuphotos under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.