Information Technology Schools In Maine
There are 4 accredited information technology schools in Maine for faculty who teach information technology classes to choose from. The following statistics and charts help analyze the current state of the information technology academic community in Maine, and the future trends in 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
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Professional Trends
Maine Vs. National Information Technology Employment
| Maine | 8,500 |
| National | 2,922,550 |
Approximately 0% of the country's information technology professionals work in Maine state.
Employment Growth for Information technology professionals In Maine
| 7,550 | 7,520 | 7,840 | 8,410 | 870 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Maine, information technology is a shrinking field. 6,680 less information technology professionals were working in Maine in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, in Maine, this field has shrunk by 88% 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 Maine
| $61,995 | $64,425 | $66,135 | $67,999 | $92,040 |
| $40,902 | $42,204 | $44,287 | $45,290 | $46,296 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Information Technology
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The amount earned by information technology professionals is increasing in Maine. The mean salary for information technology professionals in 2006 was $61,995 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $92,040 per year.
Salary percentiles for Information technology professionals in Maine
10th percentile |
$57,260 |
25th percentile |
$70,690 |
50th percentile |
$84,830 |
75th percentile |
$106,160 |
90th percentile |
$134,780 |
This represents a 33% growth in salaries. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. Within the field of information technology, there is a huge variation in pay, with the highest paid information technology professionals earning 135% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket in Maine state.
Average Salaries for Information technology professionals and related professions in Maine
Computer Networking |
$62,915 |
Computer Science |
$63,494 |
Information Systems |
$79,805 |
Information Technology |
$67,907 |
Information technology professionals in Maine earn, on average, more than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Information Technology programs available for each degree type for all schools in Maine
associate |
2 |
bachelor |
4 |
master |
1 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
1 |
| Total | 8 |
As the number of information technology professionals is decreasing in Maine state, the number of students graduating from the 4 accredited information technology schools in Maine state is decreasing. In 2006, 55 students graduated from information technology courses in Maine. And in 2010, 37 students graduated.
Thus there was a 33% percent decrease in the number of information technology school degree or certificate graduates in Maine. Most of these graduates, or 50%, earned a bachelor's degree in information technology.