Information Technology at SUNY Polytechnic Institute

What traits are you looking for in a IT school? To help you decide if SUNY Polytechnic Institute is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's IT program.

SUNY Poly is located in Utica, New York and has a total student population of 3,044. Of the 103 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from SUNY Polytechnic Institute in 2021, 25 of them were information technology majors.

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.

SUNY Poly Information Technology Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at SUNY Poly

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? SUNY Poly offers distance education options for IT at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

SUNY Poly Information Technology Rankings

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

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 SUNY Poly 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	34
Most Popular Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	69
Best Value Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	73
Most Focused Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools	101
Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	103
Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools	116
	119
	125
Best Value Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools	129
Most Popular Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools	150
Most Focused Information Technology Schools	188
Most Popular Information Technology Schools	254
Best Value Information Technology Schools	279
Best Information Technology Schools	293
	357

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in IT from SUNY Poly. This makes it the #151 most popular school for IT master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do IT Graduates from SUNY Poly Make?

The median salary of IT students who receive their bachelor's degree at SUNY Poly is $45,742. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $51,250 for all IT students.

IT Student Demographics at SUNY Poly

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the IT majors at SUNY Polytechnic Institute.

SUNY Poly Information Technology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 25 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Information Technology from SUNY Poly in 2020-2021, 92% were men and 8% were women.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in IT at SUNY Poly 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 SUNY Polytechnic Institute with a bachelor's in IT.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

SUNY Poly Information Technology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of IT master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

Of the students who received a IT master's degree from SUNY Poly, 80% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

SUNY Poly 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 SUNY Polytechnic Institute. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer & IS Security	30

Related Majors

• Information Science
• 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 NY, the home state for SUNY Polytechnic Institute.

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
• Image Credit: By Bssasidhar under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.