Information Technology at Drexel University

What traits are you looking for in a IT school? To help you decide if Drexel University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's IT program.

Drexel is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 23,589. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 40 students received a bachelor's degree in IT from Drexel.

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.

Drexel Information Technology Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Drexel

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.

Drexel does offer online education options in IT for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

Drexel Information Technology Rankings

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

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.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The IT major at Drexel 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
	6
Best Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools	6
	6
Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	15
	16
Most Popular Online Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools	21
Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools	26
Best Value Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools	36
Most Popular Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	47
Best Information Technology Schools	47
Most Focused Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools	60
Most Popular Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools	80
Best Value Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools	98
Most Popular Information Technology Schools	127
Most Focused Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	155
Most Popular Online Information Technology Schools	157
Most Focused Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools	237
Most Popular Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools	237
Best Value Information Technology Schools	346
Most Focused Information Technology Schools	551

In 2021, 20 students received their master’s degree in IT from Drexel. This makes it the #80 most popular school for IT master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Drexel IT Graduates

The median salary of IT students who receive their bachelor's degree at Drexel is $75,431. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 47% higher than the national average of $51,250 for all IT bachelor's degree recipients.

IT Student Demographics at Drexel

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

Drexel Information Technology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 40 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in IT from Drexel. About 78% were men and 23% were women.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in IT at Drexel 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 Drexel University with a bachelor's in IT.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	24
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Drexel Information Technology Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 students earned a master's degree in IT from Drexel. About 25% of these graduates were women and the other 75% were men.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	7
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Drexel 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Drexel University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer & IS Security	64

Related Majors

• Computer Software & Applications
• Information Science
• 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 PA, the home state for Drexel University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Computer User Support Specialists	22,790	$52,370
Computer Workers	19,010	$87,040
Computer and Information Systems Managers	13,070	$146,860
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	12,760	$77,700
Managers	11,060	$126,290

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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.