Information Technology at Western Governors University

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

WGU is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and has a total student population of 147,866. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 1,711 students received a bachelor's degree in IT 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

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.

WGU does offer online education options in IT for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

WGU Information Technology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the IT progam at WGU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 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
Most Popular Information Technology Schools	1
Most Popular Online Information Technology Schools	1
Most Popular Online Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1
Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1
Most Popular Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1
Best Value Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	2
Most Popular Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools	2
Best Value Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools	3
	11
Best Value Information Technology Schools	12
Best Information Technology Schools	16
Most Focused Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	26
Most Focused Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools	35
	59

In 2021, 896 students received their master’s degree in IT from WGU. This makes it the #2 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

Of the 1,711 IT students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from WGU, about 93% were men and 7% were women.

About 64% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	63
Black or African American	120
Hispanic or Latino	202
White	1,099
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	226

WGU Information Technology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 91% of IT master's degrees went to men and 9% went to women.

Of the students who received a IT master's degree from WGU, 57% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	50
Black or African American	106
Hispanic or Latino	84
White	512
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	142

WGU 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

Information Technology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Western Governors University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer & IS Security	1,974
System, Networking, & LAN/WAN Management/Manager	613
Network & System Administration/Administrator	20

Related Majors

• Computer Systems Networking
• Computer Science
• Computer Programming
• Computer Software & Applications
• 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 UT, the home state for Western Governors 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

More about our data sources and methodologies.