Information Technology at Columbia Southern University

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

Columbia Southern University is located in Orange Beach, Alabama and has a total student population of 18,533. Of the 3,131 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Columbia Southern University in 2021, 63 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.

Columbia Southern University Information Technology Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in IT (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in IT

Online Classes Are Available at Columbia Southern University

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, Columbia Southern University does offer online courses in IT for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

Columbia Southern University Information Technology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the IT progam at Columbia Southern University 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 Columbia Southern University 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
Best Value Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	9
Most Popular Online Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools	68
	108
	125
Most Focused Information Technology Schools	563

IT Student Demographics at Columbia Southern University

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

Columbia Southern University Information Technology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 63 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in IT from Columbia Southern University in 2021, 79% were men and 21% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	26
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	23

Columbia Southern University also has a doctoral program available in IT. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 AL, the home state for Columbia Southern University.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Computer User Support Specialists	5,920	$49,120
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	3,850	$76,370
Computer and Information Systems Managers	3,200	$126,300
Managers	2,110	$106,680
Computer Workers	1,920	$87,060

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.