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Information Technology at Northern Kentucky University

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

NKU is located in Highland Heights, Kentucky and has a total student population of 16,211.

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.

NKU Information Technology Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in IT (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Master’s Degree in IT

NKU Information Technology Rankings

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IT Student Demographics at NKU

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

NKU Information Technology Master’s Program

25% Women
38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 IT majors earned their master's degree from NKU. Of these graduates, 75% were men and 25% were women.

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

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

Concentrations Within Information Technology

The following IT concentations are available at Northern Kentucky University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Northern Kentucky University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
System, Networking, & LAN/WAN Management/Manager 8

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 KY, the home state for Northern Kentucky University.

Occupation Jobs in KY Average Salary in KY
Computer User Support Specialists 6,180 $48,700
Managers 3,260 $92,630
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 3,190 $64,320
Computer and Information Systems Managers 2,800 $119,470
Computer Workers 2,500 $79,420

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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