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Information Technology at Highline College

If you plan to study Information Technology, you may want to check out the program at Highline College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Highline College sits in Des Moines, WA.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 1 information technology graduations were recorded at Highline College.

Studying Online at Highline College

Many students take online classes at Highline College. Of 5,592 students, 2,081 (37%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 1,915 (34%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the diversity of Information Technology graduates at Highline College, by degree type.

Across all degree levels, Information Technology graduates at Highline College are 0% women (0) and 100% men (1).

Information Technology Associate’s Program at Highline College

Of the 1 associate’s information technology degrees awarded at Highline College, 0% were women (0) and 100% were men (1).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Information Technology associate’s degree recipients at Highline College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
Asian	1

Minority students account for 100% of Information Technology associate’s degree recipients at Highline College, above the national average of 50%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Highest-Paying Careers for Information Technology Graduates

Graduates of the Information Technology program at Highline College pursue many career paths. Here are the highest-paying careers for Information Technology majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Computer and Information Systems Managers	$175,079
Health Informatics Specialists	$156,714
Database Architects	$148,480
Business Intelligence Analysts	$143,840
Telecommunications Engineering Specialists	$117,478
Data Warehousing Specialists	$117,424
Information Security Analysts	$111,930
Data Scientists	$106,295
Clinical Data Managers	$99,475
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$80,062

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.