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Information Technology at Minnesota State University-Mankato

If you plan to study Information Technology, take a look at what Minnesota State University-Mankato. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Minnesota State University-Mankato sits in Mankato, MN.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 97 information technology degrees were granted at Minnesota State University-Mankato.

Studying Online at Minnesota State University-Mankato

Distance learning is available at Minnesota State University-Mankato. Among 15,271 students, 2,748 (18%) studied exclusively online and 6,992 (46%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the diversity of Information Technology graduates at Minnesota State University-Mankato, by degree type.

Program-wide, Information Technology graduates at Minnesota State University-Mankato are 33% women (32) and 67% men (65).

Information Technology Bachelor’s Program at Minnesota State University-Mankato

Of the 52 bachelor’s information technology degrees awarded at Minnesota State University-Mankato, 25% were women (13) and 75% were men (39).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Information Technology bachelor’s degree recipients at Minnesota State University-Mankato.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	17
Hispanic / Latino	1
Black / African American	12
Asian	7
Two or More Races	1
International (Nonresident)	14

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of Information Technology bachelor’s degree recipients at Minnesota State University-Mankato, lower than the national average of 48%.*

Information Technology Master’s Program at Minnesota State University-Mankato

Among the 45 master’s information technology graduates at Minnesota State University-Mankato, 42% were women (19) and 58% were men (26).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Information Technology master’s degree recipients at Minnesota State University-Mankato.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	2
Hispanic / Latino	1
Asian	2
International (Nonresident)	40

Minority students account for 7% of Information Technology master’s degree recipients at Minnesota State University-Mankato, below the national average of 17%.*

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

Best-Paid Careers for Information Technology Graduates

Graduates of the Information Technology program at Minnesota State University-Mankato go on to a range of careers. The table below ranks the best-paid careers for Information Technology graduates, 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.