Information Resources Management at Western Governors University

Every information resources management school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the information resources management program at Western Governors University stacks up to those at other schools.

WGU is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and has a total student population of 121,437.

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

WGU Information Resources Management Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Information Resources Management

Online Classes Are Available at WGU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? WGU offers distance education options for information resources management at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

WGU Information Resources Management Rankings

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.

Information Resources Management Student Demographics at WGU

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

WGU Information Resources Management Master’s Program

Of the 408 information resources management students who graduated with a master's degree in 2018-2019 from WGU, about 77% were men and 23% were women.

Of the students who received a information resources management master's degree from WGU, 65% 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 information resources management.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	32
Black or African American	43
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	267
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	38

Related Majors

• General Management Information Systems

Careers That Information Resources Management Grads May Go Into

A degree in information resources management 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

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.