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Management Information Systems at Western Governors University

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Management Information Systems at Western Governors University

If you plan to study management information systems, 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. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 677 students received their master's degree in MIS.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Management Information Systems section at the bottom of this page.

WGU Management Information Systems Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in MIS

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 MIS at the following degree levels:

  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • Master’s Degree

WGU Management Information Systems Rankings

MIS Student Demographics at WGU

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

WGU Management Information Systems Master’s Program

27% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 677 MIS majors earned their master's degree from WGU. Of these graduates, 73% were men and 27% were women.

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Of the students who received a MIS master's degree from WGU, 59% 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 MIS.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 62
Black or African American 69
Hispanic or Latino 45
White 400
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 97

Careers That MIS Grads May Go Into

A degree in MIS 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 and Information Systems Managers 5,440 $121,570
Computer Programmers 3,400 $83,700

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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