Information Technology at University of Massachusetts - Boston

What traits are you looking for in a IT school? To help you decide if University of Massachusetts - Boston is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's IT program.

UMass Boston is located in Boston, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 16,259. In 2021, 142 IT majors received their bachelor's degree from UMass Boston.

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.

UMass Boston Information Technology Degrees Available

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

UMass Boston Information Technology Rankings

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

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 UMass Boston 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	27
Most Focused Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	29
Most Popular Information Technology Schools	53
	57
Most Popular Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools	76
Most Focused Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools	84
Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools	85
Best Value Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools	89
	118
Most Focused Information Technology Schools	118
Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	178
	187
Best Value Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	202
Best Information Technology Schools	263
Best Value Information Technology Schools	291

In 2021, 12 students received their master’s degree in IT from UMass Boston. This makes it the #76 most popular school for IT master’s degree candidates in the country.

IT Student Demographics at UMass Boston

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

UMass Boston Information Technology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 142 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in IT from UMass Boston. About 85% were men and 15% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 20% more racial-ethnic minorities in its IT bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Massachusetts - Boston with a bachelor's in IT.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	46
Black or African American	22
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	30
International Students	20
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

UMass Boston Information Technology Master’s Program

Of the 12 students who graduated with a master’s in IT from UMass Boston in 2021, 58% were men and 42% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UMass Boston 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 MA, the home state for University of Massachusetts - Boston.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Software Applications Developers	29,110	$109,130
Systems Software Developers	25,540	$117,760
Computer and Information Systems Managers	17,820	$156,620
Computer Systems Analysts	14,790	$94,510
Computer Network Architects	6,000	$121,700

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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.