Information Technology at DePaul University

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

DePaul is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 21,922 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 29 students received a bachelor's degree in IT from DePaul.

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.

DePaul Information Technology Degrees Available

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

DePaul Information Technology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks IT programs across the country. The following shows how DePaul performed in these rankings.

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 DePaul 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
Most Popular Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools	18
	24
	56
Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	64
Most Focused Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools	76
Best Value Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	131
Best Value Information Technology Schools	218

In 2021, 82 students received their master’s degree in IT from DePaul. This makes it the #18 most popular school for IT master’s degree candidates in the country.

IT Student Demographics at DePaul

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

DePaul Information Technology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 29 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Information Technology from DePaul in 2020-2021, 86% were men and 14% were women.

About 66% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in IT at DePaul 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 DePaul University with a bachelor's in IT.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

DePaul Information Technology Master’s Program

Of the 82 students who earned a master's degree in Information Technology from DePaul in 2020-2021, 73% were men and 27% were women.

In the IT master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 44% 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 DePaul University with a master's in IT.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	30
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

DePaul 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

If you plan to be a IT major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at DePaul University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer & IS Security	111
Information Technology Project Management	1

Related Majors

• Other Computer & Information Sciences
• Computer Science
• Computer Systems Networking
• Computer Information Systems
• 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 IL, the home state for DePaul University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Computer User Support Specialists	24,920	$53,020
Computer and Information Systems Managers	17,770	$143,900
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	11,640	$86,290
Computer Network Support Specialists	9,940	$65,830

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 Just under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.