Information Technology at West Virginia University

If you are interested in studying information technology, you may want to check out the program at West Virginia University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

WVU is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and approximately 26,269 students attend the school each year. Of the 63 student who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from West Virginia University in 2,021, 1 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.

WVU Information Technology Degrees Available

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

WVU Information Technology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks IT programs across the country. The following shows how WVU performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The IT major at WVU 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
Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools	85
Most Popular Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools	94
Best Value Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	106
Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	106
	113
Best Value Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools	113
	114
Most Focused Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools	155
Most Popular Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	211
Most Focused Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	244
Best Information Technology Schools	271
Best Value Information Technology Schools	337
	344
Most Popular Information Technology Schools	397
Most Focused Information Technology Schools	823

In 2021, 16 students received their master’s degree in IT from WVU. This makes it the #94 most popular school for IT master’s degree candidates in the country.

IT Student Demographics at WVU

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

WVU Information Technology Bachelor’s Program

The IT program at WVU awarded 1 bachelor's degree in 2020-2021.

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

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

WVU Information Technology Master’s Program

Of the 16 students who graduated with a master’s in IT from WVU in 2021, 63% were men and 38% were women.

Of the students who received a IT master's degree from WVU, 81% 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 West Virginia University with a master's in IT.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

WVU 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 West Virginia University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from West Virginia University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer & IS Security	17

Related Majors

• 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 WV, the home state for West Virginia University.

Occupation	Jobs in WV	Average Salary in WV
Computer Workers	2,380	$83,660
Computer User Support Specialists	1,960	$44,290
Managers	1,880	$77,290
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	1,240	$68,980
Computer and Information Systems Managers	810	$119,430

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 Swimmerguy269 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.