Computer Information Systems at Western Governors University

What traits are you looking for in a CIS school? To help you decide if Western Governors University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's CIS program.

WGU is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and approximately 147,866 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 681 CIS majors received their bachelor's degree from WGU.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Computer Information Systems section at the bottom of this page.

WGU Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in CIS
• Master’s Degree in CIS

Online Classes Are Available at WGU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? WGU offers distance education options for CIS at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

WGU Computer Information Systems Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The CIS major at WGU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer Information Systems. 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 Online Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	2
Best Value Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	2
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	2
Best Value Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	2
Most Popular Online Computer Information Systems Schools	4
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Schools	4
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	7
	21
Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	28
	30
Best Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	30
Best Computer Information Systems Schools	49
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	89
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	411
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Schools	491

In 2021, 631 students received their master’s degree in CIS from WGU. This makes it the #2 most popular school for CIS master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of WGU CIS Graduates

The median salary of CIS students who receive their bachelor's degree at WGU is $74,868. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 41% higher than the national average of $53,242 for all CIS bachelor's degree recipients.

CIS Student Demographics at WGU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the CIS majors at Western Governors University.

WGU Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Program

Of the 681 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in CIS from WGU in 2021, 89% were men and 11% were women.

About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in CIS at WGU 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 Governors University with a bachelor's in CIS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	34
Black or African American	64
Hispanic or Latino	69
White	422
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	91

WGU Computer Information Systems Master’s Program

The CIS program at WGU awarded 631 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 74% of these degrees went to men with the other 26% going to women.

Of the students who received a CIS master's degree from WGU, 51% 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 Western Governors University with a master's in CIS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	56
Black or African American	85
Hispanic or Latino	58
White	321
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	110

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

Concentrations Within Computer Information Systems

The following CIS concentations are available at Western Governors University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Western Governors University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Information Technology	1,312

Related Majors

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

Careers That CIS Grads May Go Into

A degree in CIS 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 Western Governors University.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Software Applications Developers	11,040	$99,070
Computer Workers	6,470	$76,890
Systems Software Developers	5,690	$106,040
Computer and Information Systems Managers	5,440	$121,570
Computer Systems Analysts	3,850	$84,840

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.