Information Technology at Missouri State University - Springfield

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

Missouri State is located in Springfield, Missouri and has a total student population of 23,505.

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.

Missouri State Information Technology Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in IT

Missouri State Information Technology Rankings

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.

Earnings of Missouri State IT Graduates

The median salary of IT students who receive their bachelor's degree at Missouri State is $45,395. 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 Missouri State

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

Missouri State Information Technology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 IT majors earned their master's degree from Missouri State. Of these graduates, 67% were men and 33% were women.

Of the students who received a IT master's degree from Missouri State, 72% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Information Technology

Information Technology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Missouri State University - Springfield. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer & IS Security	18

Related Majors

• Computer Systems Analysis
• 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 MO, the home state for Missouri State University - Springfield.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Computer User Support Specialists	13,140	$47,600
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	7,620	$82,160
Computer Workers	7,010	$82,610
Computer Network Support Specialists	5,720	$55,910
Computer and Information Systems Managers	5,410	$130,610

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.