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Computer Information Systems at Western Governors University

Computer Information Systems at Western Governors University

If you plan to study computer 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 approximately 147,866 students attend the school each year.

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

WGU Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in CIS
  • Master’s Degree in CIS

WGU Computer Information Systems Rankings

CIS Student Demographics at WGU

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

WGU Computer Information Systems Master’s Program

25% Women
42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 75% of cis master's degrees went to men and 25% went to women.

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In the cis master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 42% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Western Governors University with a master's in cis.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 48
Black or African American 88
Hispanic or Latino 59
White 235
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 90

Concentrations Within Computer Information Systems

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Information Technology 631

Careers That CIS Grads May Go Into

A degree in cis 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
Software Applications Developers 11,040 $99,070
Computer Workers 6,470 $76,890
Systems Software Developers 5,690 $106,040
Computer and Information Systems Managers 5,440 $121,570
Computer Systems Analysts 3,850 $84,840

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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