Information Systems Schools In Alabama
In Alabama, there are 47 accredited schools where information systems classes faculty can find employment. The following statistics and charts help analyze the current state of the information systems academic community in Alabama, and the future trends in information systems training at the following levels:
- Information Systems Certificate
- Associates degree in Information Systems
- Bachelors degree in Information Systems
- Masters degree in Information Systems
- PhD degree in Information Systems
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Professional Trends
Alabama Vs. National Information Systems Employment
| Alabama | 8,310 |
| National | 784,460 |
Of all of the information systems professionals in the country, nearly 1% are in the state of Alabama.
Employment Growth for Information systems professionals In Alabama
| 9,330 | 9,450 | 8,810 | 7,840 | 2,390 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
Information Systems is a shrinking field in Alabama. In Alabama, 6,940 less information systems professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. So, in four years, the number of information systems professionals has shrunk by 74%. This is faster than the trend for information systems professionals around the US. Nationally, the number of information systems professionals has shrunk by 59% between 2006 and 2010.
Information Systems VS. All Professions salaries in Alabama
| $78,675 | $83,025 | $84,125 | $86,895 | $107,250 |
| $39,917 | $41,500 | $42,923 | $44,323 | $46,099 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
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- Light Blue: Information Systems
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The salaries paid to information systems professionals are growing in Alabama. Information systems professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $78,675 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $107,250 in 2010.
Salary percentiles for Information systems professionals in Alabama
10th percentile |
$68,350 |
25th percentile |
$81,540 |
50th percentile |
$103,280 |
75th percentile |
$128,600 |
90th percentile |
$149,220 |
Thus, there was a 27% growth in information systems professionals' salaries. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. Within the field of information systems, there is a huge variation in pay, with the highest paid information systems professionals earning 118% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket in Alabama state.
Average Salaries for Information systems professionals and related professions in Alabama
Computer Networking |
$68,665 |
Computer Science |
$66,590 |
Information Systems |
$91,405 |
Information Technology |
$73,303 |
In Alabama, information systems professionals earn, on average, more than professionals in related fields.
Educational Trends
Information Systems programs available for each degree type for all schools in Alabama
associate |
27 |
bachelor |
33 |
master |
12 |
doctor |
4 |
Certificate |
35 |
| Total | 111 |
As the number of information systems professionals is decreasing in Alabama state, the number of students graduating from the 47 accredited information systems schools in Alabama state is decreasing. In Alabama, there were 1,639 graduates in 2006. And there were 1,115 graduates from information systems courses in 2010.
There was a decrease in the number of information systems school degree or certificate graduates in Alabama by 32%. Most of these graduates, or 32%, earned a undergraduate certificate in information systems.