Information Technology at Marshall University

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

Marshall University is located in Huntington, West Virginia and has a total student population of 11,958.

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.

Marshall University Information Technology Degrees Available

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

Marshall University Information Technology Rankings

The it major at Marshall 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.

IT Student Demographics at Marshall University

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

Marshall University Information Technology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 59% of it bachelor's degrees went to men and 41% went to women. The typical it bachelor's degree program is made up of only 23% women. So female students are more repesented at Marshall University since its program graduates 18% more women than average.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in it at Marshall University 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 Marshall University with a bachelor's in it.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Marshall University Information Technology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of it master's degrees went to men and 43% went to women.

Of the students who received a it master's degree from Marshall University, 86% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Information Technology

The following it concentations are available at Marshall University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Marshall University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer & IS Security	23
Information Technology Management	6

Related Majors

• Information Science
• 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 WV, the home state for Marshall University.

Occupation	Jobs in WV	Average Salary in WV
Computer Workers	2,380	$83,660
Computer User Support Specialists	1,960	$44,290
Managers	1,880	$77,290
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	1,240	$68,980
Computer and Information Systems Managers	810	$119,430

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 Beyond My Ken under License

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