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Information Technology at Ferris State University

Information Technology at Ferris State University

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

Ferris is located in Big Rapids, Michigan and approximately 11,165 students attend the school each year.

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.

Ferris Information Technology Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in IT
  • Bachelor’s Degree in IT

Ferris Information Technology Rankings

The it major at Ferris 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.

IT Student Demographics at Ferris

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the it majors at Ferris State University.

Ferris Information Technology Associate’s Program

33% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 67% of it associate's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in it at Ferris are white. Around 100% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Ferris State University with a associate's in it.

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

Ferris Information Technology Bachelor’s Program

21% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 79% of it bachelor's degrees went to men and 21% went to women.

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About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in it at Ferris 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 Ferris State University with a bachelor's in it.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 19
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 MI, the home state for Ferris State University.

Occupation Jobs in MI Average Salary in MI
Software Applications Developers 29,540 $92,260
Computer Systems Analysts 15,420 $83,900
Systems Software Developers 10,320 $88,560
Computer and Information Systems Managers 9,480 $131,100
Computer Network Architects 3,300 $100,710

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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