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Information Technology at Western Kentucky University

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

WKU is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky and has a total student population of 17,517. Of the 66 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Western Kentucky University in 2021, 48 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.

WKU Information Technology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in IT

Online Classes Are Available at WKU

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? WKU offers distance education options for IT at the following degree levels:

  • Bachelor’s Degree

WKU Information Technology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the IT progam at WKU 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 WKU 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 Online Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 28
Most Popular Online Information Technology Schools 37
Most Popular Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 69
Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 76
Best Information Technology Schools 110
124
Best Value Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 126
Most Popular Information Technology Schools 138
Most Focused Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 146
192
Best Value Information Technology Schools 196
Most Focused Information Technology Schools 344

IT Student Demographics at WKU

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

WKU Information Technology Bachelor’s Program

13% Women
21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 48 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Information Technology from WKU in 2020-2021, 88% were men and 13% were women.

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About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in IT at WKU 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 Kentucky University with a bachelor's in IT.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 37
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

WKU 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 KY, the home state for Western Kentucky University.

Occupation Jobs in KY Average Salary in KY
Software Applications Developers 5,700 $86,300
Computer Systems Analysts 4,310 $71,500
Computer and Information Systems Managers 2,800 $119,470
Systems Software Developers 2,300 $84,300
Computer Network Architects 1,160 $77,950

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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