Information Technology Schools In Connecticut
Information Technology classes faculty can choose to work at one of 22 accredited information technology schools in Connecticut. The trends in Connecticut'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
Statistics
Professional Trends
Connecticut Vs. National Information Technology Employment
| Connecticut | 6,660 |
| National | 288,660 |
Approximately 2% of the country's information technology professionals work in Connecticut state.
Employment Growth for Information technology professionals In Connecticut
| 41,670 | 39,800 | 44,260 | 43,090 | 6,660 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
Information Technology is a shrinking field in Connecticut. There were 35,010 less information technology professionals working in Connecticut in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, in Connecticut, this field has shrunk by 84% in four years. This is slower than the trend for information technology professionals around the US. Nationally, the number of information technology professionals has shrunk by 89% between 2006 and 2010.
Information Technology VS. All Professions salaries in Connecticut
| $77,011 | $79,871 | $81,612 | $83,064 | $112,980 |
| $49,084 | $50,735 | $51,943 | $53,614 | $54,947 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Information Technology
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The salaries paid to information technology professionals are growing in Connecticut. In 2006 information technology professionals made a mean salary of $77,011 per year, and in 2010 they made $112,980 per year.
Salary percentiles for Information technology professionals in Connecticut
10th percentile |
$68,370 |
25th percentile |
$82,630 |
50th percentile |
$106,500 |
75th percentile |
$132,530 |
90th percentile |
$158,560 |
Thus, there was a 32% growth in information technology professionals' salaries. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. In the state of Connecticut, there is a huge variation in pay, within the field of information technology. The pay differential between the highest paid information technology professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket is 132%
Average Salaries for Information technology professionals and related professions in Connecticut
Computer Science |
$78,150 |
Information Systems |
$112,980 |
Information Technology |
$112,980 |
Information technology professionals in Connecticut earn, on average, more than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Information Technology programs available for each degree type for all schools in Connecticut
associate |
7 |
bachelor |
16 |
master |
9 |
doctor |
1 |
Certificate |
13 |
| Total | 46 |
As the number of information technology professionals is decreasing in Connecticut state, the number of students graduating from the 22 accredited information technology schools in Connecticut state is decreasing. In Connecticut, there were 477 graduates in 2006. And there were 277 graduates from information technology courses in 2010.
There was a decrease in the number of information technology school degree or certificate graduates in Connecticut by 42%. A majority of these graduates, or 35%, graduated with a bachelor's degree in information technology.