Information Technology at Metropolitan State University

Every information technology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the IT program at Metropolitan State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Metro State is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and has a total student population of 7,552. In 2021, 47 IT majors received their bachelor's degree from Metro 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.

Metro State Information Technology Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Metro State

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.

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

• Master’s Degree

Metro State Information Technology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the IT progam at Metro State 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 Metro 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	8
Best Value Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	12
Best Value Information Technology Schools	37
	42
Most Focused Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools	46
Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools	49
Most Popular Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools	54
Most Focused Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	71
Most Popular Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	71
	79
Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	94
Most Popular Information Technology Schools	96
	140
Best Information Technology Schools	142
Most Focused Information Technology Schools	146

In 2021, 26 students received their master’s degree in IT from Metro State. This makes it the #54 most popular school for IT master’s degree candidates in the country.

IT Student Demographics at Metro State

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

Metro State Information Technology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 47 IT students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Metro State, about 79% were men and 21% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 29% 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 Metropolitan State University with a bachelor's in IT.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	19
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	14
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Metro State Information Technology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 46% of IT master's degrees went to men and 54% went to women.

In the IT master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 58% of degree recipients. That is 18% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

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 MN, the home state for Metropolitan State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
Software Applications Developers	19,970	$96,750
Computer Systems Analysts	18,710	$92,920
Computer and Information Systems Managers	9,510	$143,300
Systems Software Developers	6,460	$110,460
Computer Network Architects	3,150	$110,330

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 Tony Webster under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.