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Information Technology at University of Maryland Eastern Shore

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Information Technology at University of Maryland Eastern Shore

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

UMES is located in Princess Anne, Maryland and approximately 2,646 students attend the school each year.

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.

UMES Information Technology Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in IT

Online Classes Are Available at UMES

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, UMES does offer online courses in IT for the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

UMES Information Technology Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

IT Student Demographics at UMES

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the IT majors at University of Maryland Eastern Shore.

UMES Information Technology Master’s Program

23% Women
69% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 77% of IT master's degrees went to men and 23% went to women.

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In the IT master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 69% of degree recipients. That is 31% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Maryland Eastern Shore with a master's in IT.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 7
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 2
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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 MD, the home state for University of Maryland Eastern Shore.

Occupation Jobs in MD Average Salary in MD
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 16,220 $108,190
Managers 14,450 $122,050
Computer Workers 13,720 $113,330
Computer User Support Specialists 10,620 $54,880
Computer and Information Systems Managers 10,590 $154,870

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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