Information Technology at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

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

Pitt is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 32,277. Of the 478 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus in 2021, 152 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.

Pitt Information Technology Degrees Available

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

Pitt Information Technology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks IT programs across the country. The following shows how Pitt 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 Pitt 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	10
Most Popular Information Technology Schools	39
Most Popular Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools	50
Most Focused Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	71
Best Information Technology Schools	73
	76
	79
Best Value Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	92
Best Value Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools	120
Most Focused Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools	139
	262
Best Value Information Technology Schools	313

In 2021, 32 students received their master’s degree in IT from Pitt. This makes it the #50 most popular school for IT master’s degree candidates in the country.

IT Student Demographics at Pitt

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

Pitt Information Technology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 152 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in IT from Pitt. About 56% were men and 44% were women. The typical IT bachelor's degree program is made up of only 22% women. So female students are more repesented at Pitt since its program graduates 22% more women than average.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in IT at Pitt 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 Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus with a bachelor's in IT.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	17
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	107
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Pitt Information Technology Master’s Program

Of the 32 students who graduated with a master’s in IT from Pitt in 2021, 69% were men and 31% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	23
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Pitt 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

If you plan to be a IT major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Information Technology Project Management	184

Related Majors

• Computer Systems Networking
• Computer Software & Applications
• Computer Information Systems
• Information Science
• 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 PA, the home state for University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Computer User Support Specialists	22,790	$52,370
Computer Workers	19,010	$87,040
Computer and Information Systems Managers	13,070	$146,860
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	12,760	$77,700
Managers	11,060	$126,290

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 Crazypaco under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.