Information Technology at University of Missouri - Kansas City

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

UMKC is located in Kansas City, Missouri and has a total student population of 16,147. Of the 101 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Missouri - Kansas City in 2021, 17 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.

UMKC Information Technology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in IT

UMKC Information Technology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks IT programs across the country. The following shows how UMKC 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 UMKC 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
	117
Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	127
Most Popular Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	145
Best Value Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	161
	184
Best Information Technology Schools	187
Most Focused Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	221
Best Value Information Technology Schools	247
Most Popular Information Technology Schools	301
Most Focused Information Technology Schools	481

IT Student Demographics at UMKC

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

UMKC Information Technology Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 students earned a bachelor's degree in IT from UMKC. About 18% of these graduates were women and the other 82% were men.

About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in IT at UMKC 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 Missouri - Kansas City with a bachelor's in IT.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UMKC 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 MO, the home state for University of Missouri - Kansas City.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Software Applications Developers	15,380	$93,880
Computer Systems Analysts	12,570	$83,720
Systems Software Developers	6,440	$94,140
Computer and Information Systems Managers	5,410	$130,610
Computer Network Architects	2,880	$99,880

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 Voidxor under License

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