Information Technology at Michigan 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 Michigan State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Michigan State is located in East Lansing, Michigan and approximately 49,695 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 40 students received a bachelor's degree in IT from Michigan 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.

Michigan State Information Technology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in IT

Michigan State Information Technology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the IT progam at Michigan 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 Michigan 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 Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	34
Most Popular Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	47
	78
Best Information Technology Schools	90
Best Value Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	112
Most Focused Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	198
Most Popular Information Technology Schools	199
	273
Best Value Information Technology Schools	350
Most Focused Information Technology Schools	808

How Much Do IT Graduates from Michigan State Make?

The median salary of IT students who receive their bachelor's degree at Michigan State is $44,992. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $51,250 for all IT students.

IT Student Demographics at Michigan State

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

Michigan State Information Technology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 40 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in IT from Michigan State in 2021, 45% were men and 55% were women. The typical IT bachelor's degree program is made up of only 22% women. So female students are more repesented at Michigan State since its program graduates 33% more women than average.

About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in IT at Michigan 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 Michigan State University with a bachelor's in IT.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	21
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Information Technology Project Management	40

Related Majors

• Information Science
• Computer Information Systems

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 Michigan State 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 Jeffness under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.