Information Technology at Pennsylvania State University - University Park

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 Pennsylvania State University - University Park stacks up to those at other schools.

Penn State University Park is located in University Park, Pennsylvania and approximately 91,427 students attend the school each year. In 2019, 252 IT majors received their bachelor's degree from Penn State University Park.

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.

Penn State University Park Information Technology Degrees Available

• Undergrad Certificate in IT (1 - 4 Years)
• Bachelor’s Degree in IT

Penn State University Park Information Technology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the IT progam at Penn State University Park compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The IT major at Penn State University Park 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 Popular Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools	1
Most Popular Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	5
Most Popular Information Technology Schools	10
Best Value Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools	46
Most Focused Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	56
Best Value Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	63
Most Focused Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools	82
Best Value Information Technology Schools	184
Most Focused Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools	300
Most Popular Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools	300

Earnings of Penn State University Park IT Graduates

The median salary of IT students who receive their bachelor's degree at Penn State University Park is $65,000. This is 41% higher than $46,100, which is the national average for all IT bachelor's degree recipients.

IT Student Demographics at Penn State University Park

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

Penn State University Park Information Technology Bachelor’s Program

The IT program at Penn State University Park awarded 252 bachelor's degrees in 2018-2019. About 72% of these degrees went to men with the other 28% going to women. The typical IT bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% women. So female students are more repesented at Penn State University Park since its program graduates 8% more women than average.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in IT at Penn State University Park 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 Pennsylvania State University - University Park with a bachelor's in IT.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	18
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	174
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	17

Penn State University Park also has a doctoral program available in IT. In 2019, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Information Technology

The following IT concentations are available at Pennsylvania State University - University Park. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Pennsylvania State University - University Park. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer & IS Security	389

Related Majors

• Data Processing
• Computer Software & Applications
• Computer Science
• Computer Information Systems
• Information 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 PA, the home state for Pennsylvania State University - University Park.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Computer User Support Specialists	22,790	$52,370
Computer Workers	19,010	$87,040
Computer and Information Systems Managers	13,070	$146,860
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	12,760	$77,700
Managers	11,060	$126,290

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 George Chriss under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.