Information Technology at Western New England University

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

Western New England is located in Springfield, Massachusetts and approximately 3,673 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students received a bachelor's degree in IT from Western New England.

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.

Western New England Information Technology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in IT

Western New England Information Technology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the IT progam at Western New England 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 Western New England 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 Focused Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	102
	106
Most Popular Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	125
Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	129
Best Value Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	153
	330
Best Information Technology Schools	361
Best Value Information Technology Schools	420
Most Popular Information Technology Schools	488
Most Focused Information Technology Schools	512

IT Student Demographics at Western New England

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

Western New England Information Technology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 IT majors earned their bachelor's degree from Western New England. Of these graduates, 92% were men and 8% were women.

About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in IT at Western New England 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 New England University with a bachelor's in IT.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	7
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Western New England 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

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Information Technology Management	12

Related Majors

• Computer Science

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 MA, the home state for Western New England University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Computer User Support Specialists	19,360	$63,860
Computer and Information Systems Managers	17,820	$156,620
Computer Workers	11,190	$92,110
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	8,880	$91,470
Managers	8,660	$131,450

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 Bpayne4001 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.