Information Technology at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

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 Southern Illinois University Carbondale stacks up to those at other schools.

SIUC is located in Carbondale, Illinois and has a total student population of 11,366. In 2021, 53 IT majors received their bachelor's degree from SIUC.

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.

SIUC Information Technology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in IT

Online Classes Are Available at SIUC

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

SIUC does offer online education options in IT for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree

SIUC Information Technology Rankings

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

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The IT major at SIUC 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 Online Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	24
Best Value Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	24
Most Popular Online Information Technology Schools	32
Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	44
Best Value Information Technology Schools	60
Most Popular Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	62
Best Information Technology Schools	68
Most Focused Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	100
	104
Most Popular Information Technology Schools	125
	165
Most Focused Information Technology Schools	275

IT Student Demographics at SIUC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the IT majors at Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

SIUC Information Technology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 53 IT students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from SIUC, about 85% were men and 15% were women.

About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in IT at SIUC 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 Southern Illinois University Carbondale with a bachelor's in IT.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	39
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

SIUC also has a doctoral program available in IT. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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 IL, the home state for Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Software Applications Developers	30,500	$96,610
Computer Systems Analysts	28,130	$89,370
Computer and Information Systems Managers	17,770	$143,900
Systems Software Developers	17,130	$108,570
Computer Network Architects	5,310	$114,780

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 Mark Jaroski under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.