Information Technology at Hofstra University

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

Hofstra is located in Hempstead, New York and has a total student population of 10,444. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students received a bachelor's degree in IT from Hofstra.

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.

Hofstra Information Technology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in IT

Hofstra Information Technology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the IT progam at Hofstra 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 Hofstra 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	132
	140
Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	140
Best Value Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	162
Most Focused Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	200
Best Information Technology Schools	389
	398
Best Value Information Technology Schools	429
Most Popular Information Technology Schools	531
Most Focused Information Technology Schools	810

IT Student Demographics at Hofstra

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

Hofstra Information Technology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 90% of IT bachelor's degrees went to men and 10% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 32% 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 Hofstra University with a bachelor's in IT.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer & IS Security	10

Related Majors

• 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 NY, the home state for Hofstra University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Computer User Support Specialists	45,190	$60,160
Computer and Information Systems Managers	27,070	$190,310
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	25,940	$94,940
Managers	16,600	$124,160
Computer Network Support Specialists	12,930	$79,200

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 Dan14641 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.