Information Technology at Governors State University

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

GSU is located in University Park, Illinois and approximately 4,650 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.

GSU Information Technology Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in IT

GSU Information Technology Rankings

IT Student Demographics at GSU

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

GSU Information Technology Master’s Program

9% Women

For the most recent academic year available, 91% of it master's degrees went to men and 9% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	20
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 Governors State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded

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 IL, the home state for Governors State University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Computer User Support Specialists	24,920	$53,020
Computer and Information Systems Managers	17,770	$143,900
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	11,640	$86,290
Computer Network Support Specialists	9,940	$65,830

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
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