Information Technology Schools In California

In California, there are 130 accredited schools where information technology classes faculty can find employment. The trends in California's information technology academic community can be evaluated by looking at the statistics and graphs below. Academia in information technology includes information technology training at the following levels:

Information Technology Certificate
Associates degree in Information Technology
Bachelors degree in Information Technology
Masters degree in Information Technology
PhD degree in Information Technology

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Statistics

Professional Trends

California Vs. National Information Technology Employment

California	383,760
National	2,922,550

Of all of the information technology professionals that work in the US, approximately 13% work in California state.

Employment Growth for Information technology professionals In California

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
346,240	354,090	372,830	376,080	38,380

Yellow: Actual Values

In California, information technology is a shrinking field. In 2010 there were 307,860 less information technology professionals working in California than there were in 2006. Thus, in California, this field has shrunk by 89% in four years. This decline is slower than the change in the number of information technology professionals around the country. Nationally, the number of information technology professionals has shrunk by 89% from 2006 to 2010.

Information Technology VS. All Professions salaries in California

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
$81,754	$84,798	$88,620	$91,540	$141,410
$48,885	$52,410	$54,744	$56,285	$57,176

Light Blue: Information Technology
Dark Yellow: All Professions

As the number of information technology professionals is declining, the salaries paid to information technology professionals are increasing in California. Information technology professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $81,754 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $141,410 in 2010.

Salary percentiles for Information technology professionals in California

10th percentile	$82,730
25th percentile	$105,590
50th percentile	$133,990
75th percentile	$162,390
90th percentile	$190,790

This represents a growth in salaries of 42%. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. There is a 62% pay differential between the highest paid information technology professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket. Thus, there is huge variation in pay, within the field of information technology in California.

Average Salaries for Information technology professionals and related professions in California

Computer Networking	$83,255
Computer Science	$84,672
Information Systems	$113,100
Information Technology	$91,981

In California, information technology professionals earn, on average, more than professionals in related fields.

Educational Trends

Information Technology programs available for each degree type for all schools in California

associate	72
bachelor	40
master	27
doctor	10
Certificate	102
Total	251

The number of students graduating from the 130 accredited information technology schools in California is decreasing. In California, there were 3,737 graduates in 2006. And there were 2,242 graduates from information technology courses in 2010.

Thus there was a 40% percent decrease in the number of information technology school degree or certificate graduates in California. Most of these graduates, or 41%, earned a undergraduate certificate in information technology.

Information Technology Faculty Salaries in California

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