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Information Technology at Illinois State University

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

Illinois State is located in Normal, Illinois and has a total student population of 20,720. In 2021, 35 IT majors received their bachelor's degree from Illinois State.

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.

Illinois State Information Technology Degrees Available

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

Illinois State Information Technology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the IT progam at Illinois State 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 Illinois State 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
Best Value Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools 7
Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools 31
41
Most Popular Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools 44
Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 58
Most Focused Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools 70
Best Value Information Technology Schools 72
73
Most Popular Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 84
Best Information Technology Schools 90
Best Value Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 91
Most Popular Information Technology Schools 108
131
Most Focused Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 205
Most Focused Information Technology Schools 335

In 2021, 32 students received their master’s degree in IT from Illinois State. This makes it the #44 most popular school for IT master’s degree candidates in the country.

IT Student Demographics at Illinois State

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

Illinois State Information Technology Bachelor’s Program

17% Women
34% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 35 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in IT from Illinois State in 2021, 83% were men and 17% were women.

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About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in IT at Illinois State 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 Illinois State University with a bachelor's in IT.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 22
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Illinois State Information Technology Master’s Program

28% Women
9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 32 students earned a master's degree in IT from Illinois State. About 28% of these graduates were women and the other 72% were men.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 2
International Students 27
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Illinois State also has a doctoral program available in IT. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 Illinois State University.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Software Applications Developers 30,500 $96,610
Computer Systems Analysts 28,130 $89,370
Computer and Information Systems Managers 17,770 $143,900
Systems Software Developers 17,130 $108,570
Computer Network Architects 5,310 $114,780

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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