Easiest IT Degree from WGU | Easiest Bachelor's Degree (2021)

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In this video I answer the question of what is the easiest BS in IT from WGU. I break it down by class and certifications per degree program just in case you're trying to choose your degree based on its difficulty!

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0:00 Intro
0:28 Overview
1:10 Difficulty spreadsheet
3:30 Explaining Transfers
3:39 Which is most difficult
4:00 Explanation start
4:27 Computer Science
8:45 Software Dev
9:41 Net Ops Sec
10:34 Cybersecurity and IA
11:34 Cloud Computing
12:00 BS IT General
12:25 Data Management
13:00 BS IT Management
13:40 Outro

Easiest IT Degree from WGU | Easiest Bachelor's Degree (2021)

About WGU
WGU is an online university which is regionally accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU). WGU offers several different Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in the fields of IT, Business, Health, and Education.

WGU is unique in the sense that it doesn’t have a traditional quarter or semester system, rather, the students can choose to start whenever they wish. Start dates are set at the first of the month–every month. Another unique property of WGU is that you pay for time instead of credits–that is, you pay for one term at a time (6 months), and you are allowed to complete as many courses as you want within that term, which is key to our speedy completion strategy–more on this later.

It should also be noted that traditional homework is not a requirement to pass classes or graduate at WGU. In order to pass a class at WGU, you must complete one of two things, depending on the class:

Complete the “Objective Assessment”, which is just a multiple choice exam, and/or
Complete the “Performance Assessment, which is essentially an essay.
Some classes will require BOTH an exam and an essay to pass, but I’ve found the classes requiring both tend to be easier and/or less complicated to complete.

Going back to the Objective Assessment class-type, there are actually two types of Objective Assessments. The first type is an exam that was created by WGU in-house, and the second type is an exam that was created by a third-party. These third-party exams are given by well-known vendors such as CompTIA (A+, Network+, Security+, etc), Cisco, Microsoft, ISC(2), etc. It should be noted that the third-party exams are much more difficult than the exams given by WGU–this is key to the strategy we will be discussing.

Note: I’ve actually created a video describing how to quickly pass these third-party exams, so check that out here:
How to Pass any Certification Exam

Now for the reason you came, The Speed Strategy.

Step 1: Choose Your Degree

The first step of this strategy is picking your degree. While this may seem obvious, there is some strategy involved in choosing which exact degree you enroll for when speed is your primary concern. Each area of study at WGU has several Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees available. Some of these degrees require you to complete many more third-party exams than others, especially in the IT track.

Take the Bachelor’s in Cybersecurity for instance. You’ll be required to complete over 12 industry certifications in order to graduate. While these certifications are quite useful, due to the difficulty, this will stretch out the time required to graduate by quite a lot. In comparison, the Bachelor’s in IT Management does not actually require any third-party certificates. This will greatly reduce the time and effort required to complete your degree. What I tend to suggest to people, is choose a degree with less or no third-party certification requirements, graduate quickly, and then get any certificates you want, after the fact.

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[JoshMadakor]

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[RunOs]

This vid provided me with more information than the “advisors” at wgu ever did.

[Kngdmio]

I'm in the Data Analytics/Data Management Program, and I agree with it's position. I'm flying through pretty good.
There are multiple Python, SQL classes as well as other classes addressing Data Cleaning, etc... but nothing super difficult. The course really builds on itself, and in my opinion is easy to grasp. I knew a little Python and Javascript coming in so the Programming courses are not so bad at all.
I've yet to bang out the Data Structures and Algorithms and Machine Learning classes, but cant imagine they're anything but intro classes.

[armisis]

Thanks I got my BAITM yesterday done. Started on March. Starting a MBA in September.

[perezident]

Thank you so much for making these videos. My brother is wanting to make a career switch into cyber security / tech and your videos have been super digestible. I’ve recently made a switch into software development so my advice only goes so far for him. Thank you!

[MiguelGG]

Starting the BSIT at WGU December 1st. Your videos have been so helpful. Thanks a lot, Josh!

[Haftah]

You are amazing for giving us all this information!! I am already in the software qa automation field but I get my resume turned down so many times due to not having a degree. I am planning on starting next month with WGU and get my bachelors in IT management. Thank you for the inspiration 🙏

[bvmehta]

WGU pushed me beyond my limits. I am so grateful that those frustrating hours and hard work made me more knowledgeable than ever. BSIT SD!

[jcnash]

I only disagree on 1 thing: Network Operations and Security does require 2 programming classes, the one for basic programming languages and 1 for Python. You can decide for yourself how difficult those are. I, for one, didn’t want to program at all, but I’ll suck it up to finish.

[jessicaklein]

Hi Josh!! I'm responding in regards to a previous comment that I made: I ended up enrolling in the BS IT before you replied to my comment! (I thought that you weren't going to respond, so thanks for responding!!) The business-type courses are torturously boring!! I guess we will see how it goes😂 thanks for the insightful content!! This video answered all of my questions. Thanks for organizing it in a way that let's everyone know why you have developed your opinion.

[cpat]

Just finished the Master of Science in Cybersecurity and IA through WGU. Really enjoyed the degree. Just adding something, some employers want a degree. Mine will not hire anyone to a full-time position without one. Two of my last three employers have been this way though I don't necessarily agree with it. Getting the WGU undergrad is very impressive to employers because of the certs that come with it AND you get a degree at the end of it.

[dogma]

I've done EXTENSIVE research on this and have come up with the exact same conclusion. This also follows similar to a cost analysis comparing taking outside courses and transferring in.

[kazami]

Good to see the CC is a mid to low difficulty haha.
Already have the cloud practitioner so at least once cert is out of the way.
Started Intro to Python on SDC and appreciate the discount code!

[jconti]

I saw algebra, finite math, and probability and statistics in the IT general degree. The data analytics degree has 2 discreet math courses in it. The IT management does look like it would be easiest but the degree I really wanted to get was the IT general and my goal was to be a contract worker like you are because it seems like it’s more money and time freedom and that’s what I want in a career. As far as courses, any hard math would be my biggest setback because I wouldn’t know what I’m doing or learning. I tried a web development course at my community college and it was very hard for me overall. My classmates did way better than me in the assignments and final project. The fact I struggled with that web development course makes me fear I wouldn’t do well with coding in general (front, back or full stack). Out of the general IT, Data Analytics, and IT Management degree, which one would you recommend I pursue if I’m not very good at math or coding, but I want the most possible job options?

[AxiomBrevity]

Yup took the BSIT not really know what I want to specialize in but leaning towards the cloud. I didn't want to pigeon-hole myself with a specific and if I want to pivot to software dev or devops I can later on like you mentioned. Well said good sir!

[nogoogle]

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[roberttolito]

Wowza You're at 13k!! Well deserved my dude!

[spyghetti]

awesome breakdown as always, your content is definitely helpful and insightful. appreciate the rock solid content.

[celestemilanio]

Great advice as always Mr Makador ! Thank you.

[brandonbowman]

How dare you say that my BSCC from WGU is easier than BSCSIA!?!?! Kidding. I started off with getting my BSIT from WGU in 2019, just to have a Bachelor's degree. Then ended up getting my MSCSIA in 2020 (in 4 months) during the middle of the pandemic, but still played golf every other weekend. I felt that my BSIT was lacking so I went and got my BS in Cloud Computing this year (2021), and only had to do about 10 more courses.

Overall, I agree with your rankings. I think that if you're new to IT and want to get the most value for your dollar, go for the BSNOS (Network Operations and Security). You'll end up with an accredited bachelor's degree with quality certs to back it up. Networking jobs are always in demand.