Information Technology at Boston University

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

Boston U is located in Boston, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 32,718.

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.

Boston U Information Technology Degrees Available

• Undergrad Certificate in IT (1 - 4 Years)
• Master’s Degree in IT

Boston U Information Technology Rankings

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IT Student Demographics at Boston U

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

Boston U Information Technology Master’s Program

Of the 2 students who graduated with a master’s in IT from Boston U in 2021, 100% were men and 0% were women.

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

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

Concentrations Within Information Technology

If you plan to be a IT major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Boston University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer & IS Security	2

Related Majors

• Computer Systems Networking
• Computer Information Systems
• Data Processing
• Computer Software & Applications
• Information 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 Boston 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 Cmcnicoll at English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.