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Information Technology at Western Governors University

If you plan to study information technology, take a look at what Western Governors University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

WGU is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and has a total student population of 147,866. In 2021, 681 IT majors received their bachelor's degree from WGU.

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.

WGU Information Technology Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at WGU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

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

  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • Master’s Degree

WGU Information Technology Rankings

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

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 WGU 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 Value Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools 1
Most Popular Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools 1
Most Popular Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 2
Most Popular Online Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 2
Most Popular Information Technology Schools 2
Most Popular Online Information Technology Schools 3
Best Value Information Technology Schools 4
Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 7
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Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools 10
Best Information Technology Schools 15
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Most Focused Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools 40
Most Focused Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 117
Most Focused Information Technology Schools 187

In 2021, 631 students received their master’s degree in IT from WGU. This makes it the #1 most popular school for IT master’s degree candidates in the country.

IT Student Demographics at WGU

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

WGU Information Technology Bachelor’s Program

11% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 681 IT students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from WGU, about 89% were men and 11% were women.

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About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in IT 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 IT.

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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 Information Technology Master’s Program

26% Women
36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 74% of IT master's degrees went to men and 26% went to women.

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Of the students who received a IT 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 IT.

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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 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 UT, the home state for Western Governors University.

Occupation Jobs in UT Average Salary in UT
Software Applications Developers 11,040 $99,070
Systems Software Developers 5,690 $106,040
Computer and Information Systems Managers 5,440 $121,570
Computer Systems Analysts 3,850 $84,840
Computer Network Architects 910 $114,900

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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