Information Technology at ECPI University

If you are interested in studying information technology, you may want to check out the program at ECPI University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

ECPI University is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia and approximately 14,353 students attend the school each year. Of the 456 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from ECPI University in 2021, 366 of them were information technology majors.

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.

ECPI University Information Technology Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at ECPI University

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? ECPI University offers distance education options for IT at the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

ECPI University Information Technology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the IT progam at ECPI University 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 ECPI University 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 Online Information Technology Associate Degree Schools	1
Most Popular Information Technology Associate Degree Schools	1
Most Popular Online Information Technology Schools	3
Most Popular Online Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	3
Most Popular Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	3
Most Focused Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	5
Most Popular Information Technology Schools	5
Most Focused Information Technology Associate Degree Schools	7
Most Focused Information Technology Schools	19
Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools	22
Most Popular Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools	31
Best Value Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	45
Best Value Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools	49
Most Focused Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools	54
Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	54
Best Value Information Technology Associate Degree Schools	103
	106
	111
	117
Best Information Technology Schools	120
Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools	121
Best Value Information Technology Schools	160
	284

In 2021, 54 students received their master’s degree in IT from ECPI University. This makes it the #31 most popular school for IT master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do IT Graduates from ECPI University Make?

The median salary of IT students who receive their bachelor's degree at ECPI University is $46,142. This is less than $51,250, which is the national average of all IT majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

IT Student Demographics at ECPI University

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

ECPI University Information Technology Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 81% of IT associate's degrees went to men and 19% went to women.

ECPI University does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in IT graduates 19% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	20
Black or African American	169
Hispanic or Latino	48
White	196
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	29

ECPI University 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.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% more racial-ethnic minorities in its IT bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	15
Black or African American	100
Hispanic or Latino	43
White	181
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	27

ECPI University Information Technology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 54 students graduated with a master's degree in IT from ECPI University. About 80% were men and 20% were women.

Of the students who received a IT master's degree from ECPI University, 57% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the IT master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	31
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

ECPI University 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 ECPI University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Network & System Administration/Administrator	462
Computer & IS Security	420

Related Majors

• Computer Information Systems
• Computer Programming

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 VA, the home state for ECPI University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Computer User Support Specialists	19,880	$58,290
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	18,520	$93,860
Managers	17,280	$134,500
Computer Workers	14,580	$105,270
Information Security Analysts	14,180	$111,780

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.