Information Technology at Eastern Michigan University

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

Eastern Michigan is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan and has a total student population of 16,294. In 2021, 52 IT majors received their bachelor's degree from Eastern Michigan.

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.

Eastern Michigan Information Technology Degrees Available

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

Eastern Michigan Information Technology Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The IT major at Eastern Michigan 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	40
Best Value Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	49
	61
Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools	81
	81
Most Focused Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools	81
Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	85
Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools	89
Most Focused Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	96
Best Value Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools	129
Most Popular Information Technology Schools	143
Most Popular Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools	160
Most Focused Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools	182
Best Value Information Technology Schools	196
	226
Best Information Technology Schools	237
Most Focused Information Technology Schools	458

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in IT from Eastern Michigan. This makes it the #161 most popular school for IT master’s degree candidates in the country.

IT Student Demographics at Eastern Michigan

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

Eastern Michigan Information Technology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 52 IT majors earned their bachelor's degree from Eastern Michigan. Of these graduates, 92% were men and 8% were women.

About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in IT at Eastern Michigan 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 Eastern Michigan University with a bachelor's in IT.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	42
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Eastern Michigan Information Technology Master’s Program

The IT program at Eastern Michigan awarded 4 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 50% of these degrees went to men with the other 50% going to women.

In the IT master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 12% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	1
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Eastern Michigan 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 Eastern Michigan University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer & IS Security	56

Related Majors

• Computer Information Systems
• Computer Programming
• 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 MI, the home state for Eastern Michigan University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Computer User Support Specialists	19,090	$50,640
Computer Workers	10,900	$76,400
Computer and Information Systems Managers	9,480	$131,100
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	7,240	$77,580
Managers	6,370	$98,780

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 Dwight Burdette under License

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