Information Technology at University at Albany

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

UAlbany is located in Albany, New York and approximately 17,688 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 50 students received a bachelor's degree in IT from UAlbany.

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.

UAlbany Information Technology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in IT
• Master’s Degree in IT

UAlbany Information Technology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks IT programs across the country. The following shows how UAlbany 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 UAlbany 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
	25
Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools	33
	39
Most Focused Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools	40
Most Popular Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	41
Best Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools	44
Best Value Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools	46
Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	62
	65
Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools	69
Best Value Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	91
Most Popular Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools	94
Best Value Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools	94
Most Popular Information Technology Schools	107
Most Focused Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	112
Most Focused Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools	144
	165
Best Information Technology Schools	192
Best Value Information Technology Schools	303
Most Focused Information Technology Schools	435

In 2021, 16 students received their master’s degree in IT from UAlbany. This makes it the #94 most popular school for IT master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do IT Graduates from UAlbany Make?

The median salary of IT students who receive their bachelor's degree at UAlbany is $60,180. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 17% higher than the national average of $51,250 for all IT bachelor's degree recipients.

IT Student Demographics at UAlbany

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

UAlbany Information Technology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 50 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Information Technology from UAlbany in 2020-2021, 58% were men and 42% were women. The typical IT bachelor's degree program is made up of only 22% women. So female students are more repesented at UAlbany since its program graduates 20% more women than average.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in IT at UAlbany 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 University at Albany with a bachelor's in IT.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	30
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UAlbany Information Technology Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 students earned a master's degree in IT from UAlbany. About 38% of these graduates were women and the other 63% were men.

In the IT master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 56% of degree recipients. That is 18% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UAlbany 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University at Albany. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer & IS Security	73

Related Majors

• Information Science
• 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 NY, the home state for University at Albany.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Computer User Support Specialists	45,190	$60,160
Computer and Information Systems Managers	27,070	$190,310
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	25,940	$94,940
Managers	16,600	$124,160
Computer Network Support Specialists	12,930	$79,200

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
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More about our data sources and methodologies.