Information Technology at University of Maine at Augusta

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

UMA is located in Augusta, Maine and has a total student population of 4,202. Of the 49 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Maine at Augusta in 2021, 28 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.

UMA Information Technology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in IT

Online Classes Are Available at UMA

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, UMA does offer online courses in IT for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

UMA Information Technology Rankings

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

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 UMA 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	13
Most Popular Online Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	25
Most Popular Online Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools	35
Most Popular Online Information Technology Schools	65
Most Popular Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	66
Most Popular Online Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools	87
Best Value Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	115
Most Focused Information Technology Schools	120
Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	142
	145
Most Focused Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools	198
Most Popular Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools	198
Most Focused Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools	237
Most Popular Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools	237
Most Popular Information Technology Schools	279
Best Value Information Technology Schools	355
Most Focused Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools	365
Most Popular Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools	365
Best Information Technology Schools	397
	413

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in IT from UMA. This is the #199 most popular school for IT master’s degree candidates in the country.

IT Student Demographics at UMA

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

UMA Information Technology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 28 IT students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UMA, about 61% were men and 39% were women. The typical IT bachelor's degree program is made up of only 22% women. So female students are more repesented at UMA since its program graduates 17% more women than average.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in IT at UMA 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 of Maine at Augusta with a bachelor's in IT.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UMA 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Maine at Augusta. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer & IS Security	28

Related Majors

• 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 ME, the home state for University of Maine at Augusta.

Occupation	Jobs in ME	Average Salary in ME
Computer User Support Specialists	2,060	$51,930
Managers	1,380	$96,570
Computer and Information Systems Managers	1,350	$124,130
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	1,130	$76,780
Computer Workers	890	$79,790

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.