Information Systems Schools

As a professor or instructor of information systems classes at one of the 2,090 accredited information systems schools in the country, you play a significant role in shaping the education, and, in effect, the future of this growing field. The trends in the information systems academic community can be evaluated by looking at the statistics and graphs below, which includes 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

Statistics

Professional Trends

National Employment growth for Information systems professionals

697,670 729,430 766,710 799,930 288,660
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
  • Dark Yellow: Actual Values

In 2010, 288,660 information systems professionals were working in the US. Between 2006 and 2010, the number of information systems professionals has shrunk by 59%.

And the growth for all careers between the years 2006 and 2010 was 1%.

National Salary percentiles for Information systems professionals

10th percentile		 $71,420
25th percentile		 $90,850
50th percentile		 $115,780
75th percentile		 $146,080
90th percentile		 $176,380

Information systems professionals in the US earned a median salary of $115,780 per year in 2010. The median yearly salary for information systems professionals in the US was 81% more than that for all professions, which was $68,155 per year.

National Median Salary Growth For Information Systems

$85,670 $90,580 $93,855 $95,400 $115,780
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
  • Light Blue: Salaries

Information systems professionals' salaries have grown by 35% between the years 2006 and 2010.

Educational Trends

National Information Systems Student enrollment growth by degree

10,370 9,515 8,384 7,136 7,500
32,864 29,320 26,518 25,097 24,826
663 820 780 656 658
15,517 13,856 12,381 10,925 9,356
7,785 7,025 6,781 7,069 7,328
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
  • Yellow: Associate's Degree in Information Systems
  • Blue: Bachelor's Degree in Information Systems
  • Red: Doctorates Degree in Information Systems
  • Light blue: Master's Degree in Information Systems
  • Grey: Certificate in Information Systems

We are seeing a rapid change in the career outlook for information systems professionals. However, the story on the educational front is quite different. In 2006, 67,199 students graduated from information systems degree programs in the US. In 2010, 49,668 students graduated from information systems schools.

Thus, in 4 years, there was a 26% decline in the number of information systems graduates. The growth nationally for students graduating from institutions of higher learning in general has been 12% from 2006 to 2010. Thus, the decline in the number of students graduating from information systems courses is greater than the change in the number of students graduating in all disciplines in the US.

Information Systems Programs offered Nationwide

associate		 796
bachelor		 1,325
master		 417
doctor		 91
Certificate		 621
Total3,250

The number of schools offering information systems programs has decreased. In 2006 there were 1814 information systems schools across the nation, and in 2010, there were 2090 schools.

Information Systems Faculty Salaries

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States

  1. Information Systems Schools in Texas131 Schools
  2. Information Systems Schools in California116 Schools
  3. Information Systems Schools in New York110 Schools
  4. Information Systems Schools in Florida109 Schools
  5. Information Systems Schools in Pennsylvania108 Schools
  6. Information Systems Schools in Ohio97 Schools
  7. Information Systems Schools in Michigan72 Schools
  8. Information Systems Schools in Illinois70 Schools
  9. Information Systems Schools in North Carolina69 Schools
  10. Information Systems Schools in Virginia66 Schools
  11. Information Systems Schools in Indiana61 Schools
  12. Information Systems Schools in Missouri60 Schools
  13. Information Systems Schools in Georgia59 Schools
  14. Information Systems Schools in Oklahoma56 Schools
  15. Information Systems Schools in Tennessee56 Schools
  16. Information Systems Schools in Massachusetts53 Schools
  17. Information Systems Schools in New Jersey47 Schools
  18. Information Systems Schools in Alabama47 Schools
  19. Information Systems Schools in Minnesota46 Schools
  20. Information Systems Schools in Kentucky46 Schools
  21. Information Systems Schools in Wisconsin46 Schools
  22. Information Systems Schools in Arkansas38 Schools
  23. Information Systems Schools in Maryland36 Schools
  24. Information Systems Schools in Arizona35 Schools
  25. Information Systems Schools in Colorado34 Schools
  26. Information Systems Schools in Kansas33 Schools
  27. Information Systems Schools in Iowa30 Schools
  28. Information Systems Schools in Washington State29 Schools
  29. Information Systems Schools in Connecticut27 Schools
  30. Information Systems Schools in Oregon25 Schools
  31. Information Systems Schools in South Carolina24 Schools
  32. Information Systems Schools in New Mexico23 Schools
  33. Information Systems Schools in West Virginia23 Schools
  34. Information Systems Schools in Mississippi21 Schools
  35. Information Systems Schools in Nebraska21 Schools
  36. Information Systems Schools in Louisiana21 Schools
  37. Information Systems Schools in Utah19 Schools
  38. Information Systems Schools in South Dakota14 Schools
  39. Information Systems Schools in North Dakota13 Schools
  40. Information Systems Schools in New Hampshire12 Schools
  41. Information Systems Schools in Nevada11 Schools
  42. Information Systems Schools in Rhode Island10 Schools
  43. Information Systems Schools in Idaho10 Schools
  44. Information Systems Schools in Washington DC9 Schools
  45. Information Systems Schools in Montana9 Schools
  46. Information Systems Schools in Delaware7 Schools
  47. Information Systems Schools in Hawaii7 Schools
  48. Information Systems Schools in Vermont7 Schools
  49. Information Systems Schools in Wyoming7 Schools
  50. Information Systems Schools in Maine5 Schools
  51. Information Systems Schools in Alaska5 Schools

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