Information Technology Schools In Kansas
Kansas has 28 accredited information technology schools where information technology faculty who teach information technology classes can find employment. Below are statistics and other relevant data to help analyze the state of information technology and information technology training in Kansas, which 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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Professional Trends
Kansas Vs. National Information Technology Employment
| Kansas | 24,550 |
| National | 2,922,550 |
Approximately 1% of the country's information technology professionals work in Kansas state.
Employment Growth for Information technology professionals In Kansas
| 21,120 | 22,470 | 24,990 | 26,190 | 2,130 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Kansas, information technology is a shrinking field. In Kansas, 18,990 less information technology professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, the field of information technology has shrunk by 90% in Kansas. This is faster 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 Kansas
| $64,864 | $67,160 | $67,211 | $69,291 | $96,370 |
| $41,394 | $43,120 | $44,217 | $45,570 | $46,014 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Information Technology
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The amount earned by information technology professionals is increasing in Kansas. Information technology professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $64,864 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $96,370 in 2010.
Salary percentiles for Information technology professionals in Kansas
10th percentile |
$58,180 |
25th percentile |
$72,530 |
50th percentile |
$90,350 |
75th percentile |
$116,580 |
90th percentile |
$144,690 |
Thus, there was a 33% growth in information technology professionals' salaries. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. In the state of Kansas, 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 149%
Average Salaries for Information technology professionals and related professions in Kansas
Computer Networking |
$64,525 |
Computer Science |
$60,946 |
Information Systems |
$84,550 |
Information Technology |
$70,568 |
Information technology professionals in Kansas earn, on average, more than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Information Technology programs available for each degree type for all schools in Kansas
associate |
11 |
bachelor |
24 |
master |
5 |
doctor |
2 |
Certificate |
5 |
| Total | 47 |
The number of students graduating from the 28 accredited information technology schools in Kansas is decreasing. In 2006 there were 468 information technology graduates from information technology courses in Kansas and in 2010 there were 258 graduates.
There was a decrease in the number of information technology school degree or certificate graduates in Kansas by 45%. 51% of these graduates received a bachelor's degree in information technology.