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Information Technology at Rio Salado College

If you plan to study Information Technology, consider the program at Rio Salado College. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Rio Salado College is in Tempe, AZ.

During the most recent reporting year, 14 information technology degrees were granted at Rio Salado College.

Studying Online at Rio Salado College

Online coursework is an option at Rio Salado College. Among 18,841 students, 8,147 (43%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 552 (3%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the diversity of Information Technology graduates at Rio Salado College, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, Information Technology graduates at Rio Salado College are 43% women (6) and 57% men (8).

Information Technology Associate’s Program at Rio Salado College

Among the 14 associate’s information technology degrees awarded at Rio Salado College, 43% were women (6) and 57% were men (8).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	9
Hispanic / Latino	3
American Indian / Alaska Native	1
Two or More Races	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 36% of Information Technology associate’s degree recipients at Rio Salado College, lower than 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 Rio Salado College work across a variety of fields. The table below ranks the top-paying 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.