Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management Degrees (2026 stats)
TL;DR
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management maps to BLS occupations averaging about $151,683, with roughly 1,358,870 workers nationwide in those roles. About 126,500 bachelor's completions in IPEDS 2023; modeled 10-year ROI is about 731% on median net price.
Key Statistics
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management: what the data shows
Common questions about computer/information technology administration and management degrees, answered from IPEDS, College Scorecard, BLS OEWS, and O*NET in this repository—not program marketing copy.
What is a computer/information technology administration and management degree?
A Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management program is classified under NCES CIP 11.10 in the Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management field family (11.10).
Instructional content for this group of programs is defined in codes 11.1001 - 11.1099
IPEDS counted 996,078 completions for this CIP in the survey year in our extract.
Types of computer/information technology administration and management degrees and related programs
Other NCES program codes in the 11.10 family with pages on EDsmart Data:
- Computer Support Specialist (CIP 11.1006)
- Cybersecurity (CIP 11.1003)
- Information Technology Project Management (CIP 11.1005)
- Network and System Administration/Administrator (CIP 11.1001)
- System, Networking, and LAN/WAN Management/Manager (CIP 11.1002)
- Web/Multimedia Management and Webmaster (CIP 11.1004)
How long does it take to get a computer/information technology administration and management degree?
Award levels reported to IPEDS for CIP 11.10 in our file:
- 40,789 Associate (15.8% of IPEDS total)—about two years of full-time study
- 126,500 Bachelor's (48.9% of IPEDS total)—typically four years
- 91,395 Master's (35.3% of IPEDS total)—one to two years beyond a bachelor's
- 125 Doctorate (0.0% of IPEDS total)—varies by program
Time to completion depends on enrollment intensity and transfer credits; figures above describe credential type, not calendar time for every student.
What degree do you need?
For Database Administrators (top mapped occupation), O*NET incumbent surveys in our career profile report these education credentials most often: Some college (29%), High School or Equivalent (27%), Bachelors Degree (22%).
O*NET education distributions describe incumbent workers, not minimum legal or employer requirements.
What jobs can you get with a computer/information technology administration and management degree?
Our degree→occupation mapping links Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management to the BLS roles below. Employment is U.S. OEWS; median wage is national May 2024 where published in our extract.
| Occupation | U.S. employment | Median annual wage |
|---|---|---|
| Database Administrators | 73,180 | $104,620 |
| Sales Managers | 603,710 | $138,060 |
| Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary | 319,630 | $104,070 |
| Education Administrators, Postsecondary | 176,420 | $103,960 |
| Public Relations Managers | 76,060 | $138,520 |
| Computer Programmers | 109,870 | $98,670 |
See Careers & Jobs for mean wages and industry context.
Is a computer/information technology administration and management degree worth it?
College Scorecard national medians for the Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management bachelor's program family: median debt $23,765, median earnings $85,063 four years after enrollment. Debt-to-earnings proxy: 0.41.
About 5.3% of graduates in this field family were not working and not enrolled one year after completion in Scorecard's national program medians.
Among schools reporting in our Scorecard extract, median published in-state tuition is $8,400 and median net price is $13,369.
We do not score "worth" on opinion—compare debt, earnings, wages for mapped occupations, and completion data above against your cost and career target.
Institutions
Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management and the types of students that study this field.
Tuition Costs for Common Institutions
$8,400 Median In-State Public
$28,074 Median Out of State Private
Tuition costs for Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management majors are, on average, $8,400 for in-state public colleges, and $28,074 for out of state private colleges.
Tuition costs comparison for Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management programs.
Degrees Awarded Over Time
996,078 Total Degrees Awarded in 2023
This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management from 2015 to 2023.
Historical trend of degrees awarded in Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management.
Top 5 Schools by Enrollment
| # | School | State | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southern New Hampshire University | NH | 163,164 |
| 2 | Southern New Hampshire University | NH | 163,164 |
| 3 | Southern New Hampshire University | NH | 163,164 |
| 4 | Western Governors University | UT | 155,088 |
| 5 | Western Governors University | UT | 155,088 |
Schools with the largest enrollment offering Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management programs.
Top 5 Most Affordable Tuition
| # | School | State | Tuition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute | NM | $1,095 |
| 2 | El Camino Community College District | CA | $1,144 |
| 3 | Lassen Community College | CA | $1,144 |
| 4 | San Diego City College | CA | $1,146 |
| 5 | San Diego City College | CA | $1,146 |
Schools with the lowest tuition costs for Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management programs.
Top 5 Lowest Net Price
| # | School | State | Net Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | College of San Mateo | CA | $536 |
| 2 | College of San Mateo | CA | $536 |
| 3 | Wiregrass Georgia Technical College | GA | $614 |
| 4 | Wiregrass Georgia Technical College | GA | $614 |
| 5 | Henry Ford College | MI | $660 |
Schools with the lowest average net price for Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management programs.
Graduation Rates
Graduation rate data is not available for this degree program.
Graduation/completion rates for Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management programs across institutions.
Where students complete this major (IPEDS)
Bachelor's-level completions (IPEDS Completions, award level 5) summed by institution state. State is taken from IPEDS Directory (HD2023) for each reporting institution.
Geographic concentration
The largest number of reported bachelor's completions for Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management is in CA (12,763 completions). That state represents about 10.1% of U.S. bachelor's completions reported for this CIP in the IPEDS file we use.
Among states, the highest concentration relative to all bachelor's degrees awarded in-state is MD (9.54% of that state's bachelor's completions).
Top states by count of bachelor's completions for this CIP (IPEDS).
| State | Bachelor's completions (this CIP) | % of U.S. total (this CIP) | % of state's all bachelor's |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA | 12,763 | 10.1% | 2.84% |
| NY | 9,210 | 7.3% | 3.34% |
| TX | 7,875 | 6.2% | 2.69% |
| UT | 7,747 | 6.1% | 7.17% |
| MD | 7,025 | 5.5% | 9.54% |
| FL | 6,062 | 4.8% | 2.65% |
| PA | 5,657 | 4.5% | 3.31% |
| MA | 5,114 | 4.0% | 4.01% |
| GA | 4,411 | 3.5% | 3.85% |
| VA | 4,187 | 3.3% | 3.41% |
| IL | 4,154 | 3.3% | 3.00% |
| MI | 3,566 | 2.8% | 3.11% |
| AZ | 3,485 | 2.8% | 2.51% |
| NC | 3,387 | 2.7% | 2.74% |
| NJ | 3,372 | 2.7% | 3.91% |
| WA | 3,371 | 2.7% | 4.90% |
| IN | 3,315 | 2.6% | 3.21% |
| NH | 2,686 | 2.1% | 4.25% |
Related specializations
Other NCES program codes in the 11.10 CIP family with dedicated pages on EDsmart Data.
- Computer Support Specialist CIP 11.1006
- Cybersecurity CIP 11.1003
- Information Technology Project Management CIP 11.1005
- Network and System Administration/Administrator CIP 11.1001
- System, Networking, and LAN/WAN Management/Manager CIP 11.1002
- Web/Multimedia Management and Webmaster CIP 11.1004
Degree Levels (IPEDS)
Completions reported to IPEDS for CIP 11.10 in the survey year used in our extract (258,809 total across levels below).
- 40,789 Associate (15.8% of IPEDS total)
- 126,500 Bachelor's (48.9% of IPEDS total)
- 91,395 Master's (35.3% of IPEDS total)
- 125 Doctorate (0.0% of IPEDS total)
Source: IPEDS Completions (c2024_a), summed by award level for this CIP.
Careers & Jobs
Occupations linked to this major in our degree→career mapping, with wages and employment from processed BLS career profiles in this repo.
Across these BLS occupations, employment-weighted mean pay is about $151,683. Figures are national OEWS estimates for the occupation—not earnings of Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management graduates alone.
Related occupations (BLS OEWS)
| Occupation | Mean annual wage | U.S. employment |
|---|---|---|
| Database Administrators | $122,296 | 73,180 |
| Sales Managers | $160,084 | 603,710 |
| Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary | $150,347 | 319,630 |
| Education Administrators, Postsecondary | $141,801 | 176,420 |
| Public Relations Managers | $182,777 | 76,060 |
| Computer Programmers | $123,323 | 109,870 |
Open each occupation for full career profile charts and industry breakdowns on EDsmart Data.
Program outcomes (College Scorecard)
National medians across bachelor's programs in the Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management CIP family (25 programs reporting debt). Not specific to every Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management graduate.
- $23,765 median federal loan debt among completers
- $85,063 median earnings four years after enrollment (national program median)
- 0.41 debt-to-earnings ratio (Scorecard proxy)
- 5.3% of graduates not working and not enrolled one year out (program cohort)
Source: College Scorecard program-level outcomes aggregated by 4-digit CIP family.
Employment
Wages and industry mix below use BLS OEWS data for occupations linked to this major in our mapping—not a graduate earnings survey.
Yearly Income for Common Jobs
$151,683 Average Wage in Workforce
The average salary for Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management majors is $151,683.
Average annual salaries of the most common occupations for Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management majors.
Occupations by Share
1,358,870 2023 Workforce
The number of Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management graduates in the workforce has been growing.
Various jobs filled by those with a major in Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management by share of the total number of graduates.
Return on Investment & Value
Debt and earnings fields below come from College Scorecard where present in our degree extract.
Financial value (extract)
$16,500 Median Student Debt
$44,435 Median Annual Earnings (10 years after enrollment)
37.13% Debt-to-Earnings Ratio
3.7 years Estimated Payback Period (assuming 10% of income)
730.93% Return on Investment (10-year earnings vs 4-year cost)
Ten-year earnings in this extract exceed four years of median net price.
$53,476 Estimated Total Cost (4 years at median net price)
Financial value comparison for Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management degree.
Diversity
Demographic information for those who earn a degree in Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management in the United States.
Workforce Age
N/A Average Age in 2023
This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management.
Age distribution for Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management degree holders in the workforce.
Gender Distribution
Counts below are bachelor's-level completions only (IPEDS Completions, award level 5).
126,500 Total Degrees Awarded
96,398 Male (76.20%)
30,102 Female (23.80%)
Gender distribution of Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management degree recipients.
Race and Ethnicity Distribution
Counts below are bachelor's-level completions only (IPEDS Completions, award level 5).
51,827 White (40.97%)
24,992 Asian (19.76%)
16,410 Hispanic or Latino (12.97%)
11,035 Black or African American (8.72%)
5,231 Two or More Races (4.14%)
Racial and ethnic distribution of Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management degree recipients.
Degrees Awarded
The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Associates Degree.
Distribution of degree types awarded in Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management.
Skills
Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Required Skills
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management majors need many skills, but most especially Critical Thinking, Active Listening, and Reading Comprehension.
Rating of how necessary various skills are for Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management majors.
Skills Bar Chart
This bar chart shows the same information as the radar chart, displaying the importance of each skill.
Skill importance ratings for Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management majors.
About
Instructional content for this group of programs is defined in codes 11.1001 - 11.1099
In 2023, 996,078 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs in Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management.
CIP Code
11.10 - Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
What the data shows
At the program-family level, College Scorecard reports median debt of $23,765 for bachelor's completers and median earnings near $85,063, a debt-to-earnings ratio of 0.41. Those figures describe national program cohorts in this CIP family—not every individual Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management graduate.
Men earned 27.3% of 332,216 Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management completions in the IPEDS file used here.
Mapped BLS occupations show employment-weighted mean pay of about $151,683. The largest mapped role by headcount is Database Administrators (73,180 U.S. jobs in OEWS).
Published tuition medians in College Scorecard land at $8,400 in-state at public colleges and $28,074 at private institutions for programs in this field.
Data Sources
This page uses data from the following sources:
- College Scorecard - U.S. Department of Education
- Institutional characteristics, costs, completion rates, and earnings data
- Data years: 2015-2024
- Source: collegescorecard.ed.gov
- Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)
- Employment and wage data by occupation
- Latest data: May 2024
- Source: bls.gov/oes
- O*NET Online - U.S. Department of Labor
- Occupational skills, knowledge, abilities, and work activities
- Database version: 28.0 (August 2023)
- Source: onetcenter.org
- IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) - National Center for Education Statistics
- Institutional data, completions, enrollment, and financial aid
- Data years: 2015-2024
- Source: nces.ed.gov/ipeds
- Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS)
- Demographic and workforce data
- Latest data: 2023 ACS 5-Year Estimates
- Source: census.gov/acs
Data Processing: All data has been processed, cleaned, and aggregated for presentation. Where specific data points are unavailable, estimates are based on available data and clearly marked.
Last Updated: Data reflects the most recent available information as of January 2025.
Methodology
Data for this profile is sourced from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard dataset, IPEDS completion data, and Bureau of Labor Statistics employment data.
All financial figures are adjusted for inflation and represent the most recent available data. Employment and wage data are from the most recent Census Bureau ACS PUMS estimates.