Information Technology at Metropolitan State University

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

Metro State is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and has a total student population of 7,552.

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.

Metro State Information Technology Degrees Available

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

Metro State Information Technology Rankings

The it major at Metro State 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 Metro State

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

Metro State Information Technology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 82% of it bachelor's degrees went to men and 18% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% more racial-ethnic minorities in its it bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	22
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Metro State Information Technology Master’s Program

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

In the it master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 26% better than the national average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Information Technology

The following it concentations are available at Metropolitan State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Metropolitan State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer & IS Security	32

Related Majors

• Computer Programming
• Computer Software & Applications
• Information Science
• Computer Information Systems
• Computer Science

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 MN, the home state for Metropolitan State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
Computer User Support Specialists	12,910	$55,560
Computer and Information Systems Managers	9,510	$143,300
Managers	9,350	$128,590
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	7,610	$85,620
Computer Workers	6,200	$81,650

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 Tony Webster under License

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