Information Technology at Western Illinois University

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

WIU is located in Macomb, Illinois and has a total student population of 7,490. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students received a bachelor's degree in IT from WIU.

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.

WIU Information Technology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in IT

WIU Information Technology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the IT progam at WIU 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 WIU 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	37
	72
Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	77
Best Value Information Technology Schools	148
Most Popular Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	165
Most Focused Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	207
Best Information Technology Schools	220
	261
Most Popular Information Technology Schools	693
Most Focused Information Technology Schools	840

IT Student Demographics at WIU

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

WIU Information Technology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 5 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in IT from WIU in 2021, 100% were men and 0% were women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in IT at WIU 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 Illinois University with a bachelor's in IT.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

WIU 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

If you plan to be a IT major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Western Illinois University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer & IS Security	5

Related Majors

• 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 IL, the home state for Western Illinois University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Computer User Support Specialists	24,920	$53,020
Computer and Information Systems Managers	17,770	$143,900
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	11,640	$86,290
Computer Network Support Specialists	9,940	$65,830

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 IlliniGradResearch under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.