Information Technology at Brigham Young University - Provo

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

BYU is located in Provo, Utah and approximately 36,461 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 149 IT majors received their bachelor's degree from BYU.

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.

BYU Information Technology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in IT
• Master’s Degree in IT

BYU Information Technology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the IT progam at BYU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The IT major at BYU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Information Technology. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1
Best Value Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools	2
Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	7
	8
Best Value Information Technology Schools	10
	11
Most Popular Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	11
Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools	15
Most Popular Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools	19
Best Information Technology Schools	31
Most Popular Information Technology Schools	33
	45
Most Focused Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	58
Most Focused Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools	72
Most Focused Information Technology Schools	245

In 2021, 74 students received their master’s degree in IT from BYU. This makes it the #19 most popular school for IT master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do IT Graduates from BYU Make?

The median salary of IT students who receive their bachelor's degree at BYU is $69,188. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 35% higher than the national average of $51,250 for all IT bachelor's degree recipients.

IT Student Demographics at BYU

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

BYU Information Technology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 85% of IT bachelor's degrees went to men and 15% went to women.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in IT at BYU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Brigham Young University - Provo with a bachelor's in IT.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	119
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

BYU Information Technology Master’s Program

Of the 74 IT students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from BYU, about 86% were men and 14% were women.

Of the students who received a IT master's degree from BYU, 74% 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 Brigham Young University - Provo with a master's in IT.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	55
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

BYU also has a doctoral program available in IT. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Information Technology

Information Technology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Brigham Young University - Provo. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Information Technology Management	199
Computer & IS Security	24

Related Majors

• Computer Software & Applications
• Computer Information Systems
• Computer 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 UT, the home state for Brigham Young University - Provo.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Computer User Support Specialists	9,440	$50,000
Computer Workers	6,470	$76,890
Computer and Information Systems Managers	5,440	$121,570
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	3,400	$81,430
Managers	3,310	$102,290

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 Mwilson3 under License

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