Information Systems Schools In Montana
Montana has 9 accredited information systems schools where information systems faculty who teach information systems classes can find employment. The following statistics and charts help analyze the current state of the information systems academic community in Montana, 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
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Professional Trends
Montana Vs. National Information Systems Employment
| Montana | 1,020 |
| National | 784,460 |
Of all of the information systems professionals that work in the US, approximately 0% work in Montana state.
Employment Growth for Information systems professionals In Montana
| 1,130 | 970 | 1,000 | 980 | 410 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
The number of information systems professionals is shrinking in Montana. 720 less information systems professionals were working in Montana in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, the field of information systems has shrunk by 64% in Montana. 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 Montana
| $67,185 | $73,865 | $76,865 | $76,675 | $96,910 |
| $36,004 | $38,366 | $39,610 | $41,917 | $43,181 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Information Systems
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The salaries paid to information systems professionals are growing in Montana. In 2006 information systems professionals made a mean salary of $67,185 per year, and in 2010 they made $96,910 per year.
Salary percentiles for Information systems professionals in Montana
10th percentile |
$59,190 |
25th percentile |
$73,670 |
50th percentile |
$88,480 |
75th percentile |
$112,890 |
90th percentile |
$151,080 |
This represents a growth in salaries of 31%. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. Within the field of information systems, there is a huge variation in pay, with the highest paid information systems professionals earning 155% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket in Montana state.
Average Salaries for Information systems professionals and related professions in Montana
Computer Networking |
$55,500 |
Computer Science |
$55,798 |
Information Systems |
$79,835 |
Information Technology |
$60,534 |
In Montana, 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 Montana
associate |
8 |
bachelor |
3 |
master |
1 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
1 |
| Total | 13 |
As the number of information systems professionals is decreasing in Montana state, the number of students graduating from the 9 accredited information systems schools in Montana state is decreasing. In 2006, 72 students graduated from information systems courses in Montana. And in 2010, 34 students graduated.
Thus there was a 53% percent decrease in the number of information systems school degree or certificate graduates in Montana. 62% of these graduates received a associate's degree in information systems.