Information Technology Schools In New Mexico
Information Technology classes faculty can choose to work at one of 23 accredited information technology schools in New Mexico. The trends in New Mexico'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
New Mexico Vs. National Information Technology Employment
| New Mexico | 11,580 |
| National | 2,922,550 |
Approximately 0% of the country's information technology professionals work in New Mexico state.
Employment Growth for Information technology professionals In New Mexico
| 9,310 | 9,600 | 10,490 | 11,960 | 960 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In New Mexico, information technology is a shrinking field. In New Mexico, 8,350 less information technology professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, the field of information technology has shrunk by 90% in New Mexico. This decline is faster 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 New Mexico
| $64,945 | $69,990 | $71,138 | $72,724 | $103,370 |
| $40,511 | $43,009 | $44,801 | $46,220 | $46,794 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Information Technology
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The salaries paid to information technology professionals are growing in New Mexico. The mean salary for information technology professionals in 2006 was $64,945 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $103,370 per year.
Salary percentiles for Information technology professionals in New Mexico
10th percentile |
$61,350 |
25th percentile |
$79,190 |
50th percentile |
$96,870 |
75th percentile |
$120,700 |
90th percentile |
$157,220 |
Thus, there was a 37% growth in information technology professionals' salaries. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. There is a 156% 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 New Mexico.
Average Salaries for Information technology professionals and related professions in New Mexico
Computer Networking |
$70,520 |
Computer Science |
$65,950 |
Information Systems |
$91,540 |
Information Technology |
$76,783 |
In New Mexico, information technology professionals make, on average, more than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Information Technology programs available for each degree type for all schools in New Mexico
associate |
15 |
bachelor |
13 |
master |
2 |
doctor |
2 |
Certificate |
13 |
| Total | 45 |
The number of students graduating from the 23 accredited information technology schools in New Mexico is decreasing. In New Mexico, there were 362 graduates in 2006. And there were 294 graduates from information technology courses in 2010.
There was a decrease in the number of information technology school degree or certificate graduates in New Mexico by 19%. A majority of these graduates, or 33%, graduated with a associate's degree in information technology.