Information Technology at Mount St Mary’s University

If you are interested in studying information technology, you may want to check out the program at Mount St Mary's University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

The Mount is located in Emmitsburg, Maryland and approximately 2,560 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 22 IT majors received their bachelor's degree from The Mount.

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.

The Mount Information Technology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in IT

The Mount Information Technology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks IT programs across the country. The following shows how The Mount performed in these rankings.

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 The Mount 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 Focused Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	29
Most Popular Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	77
Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools	81
Most Focused Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools	81
Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	84
	115
Best Value Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	142
Most Focused Information Technology Schools	201
Best Information Technology Schools	229
Most Popular Information Technology Schools	332
	345
Best Value Information Technology Schools	403

IT Student Demographics at The Mount

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the IT majors at Mount St Mary’s University.

The Mount Information Technology Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 22 students earned a bachelor's degree in IT from The Mount. About 27% of these graduates were women and the other 73% were men. The typical IT bachelor's degree program is made up of only 22% women. So female students are more repesented at The Mount since its program graduates 5% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% 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 Mount St Mary's University with a bachelor's in IT.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

The Mount 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 Mount St Mary's University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer & IS Security	22

Related Majors

• 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 MD, the home state for Mount St Mary's University.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	16,220	$108,190
Managers	14,450	$122,050
Computer Workers	13,720	$113,330
Computer User Support Specialists	10,620	$54,880
Computer and Information Systems Managers	10,590	$154,870

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 Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.