Which state pays information technology bachelor's graduates the most?

Pennsylvania, where the median program pays its graduates $58,421 in their first year, the highest of 4 state rankings. Michigan is next, at $55,984.

Which information technology bachelor's program pays the most?

WGU in Utah reports the highest first-year pay of the 86 programs ranked here, $92,416. Its median federal debt is $16,194.

How much debt do information technology bachelor's graduates have?

The median program leaves its graduates with $26,725 in federal debt. Across programs, the median debt is 44% of first-year pay.

Highest-Paying Information Technology (Bachelor's) Programs in the US

87 programs report first-year pay
4 state rankings
Bachelor's in Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median information technology bachelor's program in the US pays its graduates $57,984 in their first year and $80,587 five years after. Pennsylvania has the highest state median ($58,421), and New York the lowest ($49,090). The median program leaves its graduates with $26,725 in federal debt.

Median first-year pay$57,984Across 87 programs

Median pay after 5 years$80,587Across 44 programs

Median federal debt$26,725Across 82 programs

Debt-to-earnings44%Across 77 programs

All 86 programs, ranked by graduate pay

Each program is ranked by the median pay of its graduates one year after they finished, from College Scorecard. This measures what graduates earn, not how good the teaching is. Pay also depends on where graduates live and work. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	School	Year 1 pay	After cost of living	Year 5 pay	Debt	Debt to pay
1	WGUSalt Lake City, UT · private nonprofit	$92,416	Not adjusted	Not reported	$16,194	18%
2	RITRochester, NY · private nonprofit	$89,032	Not adjusted	$136,339	$27,000	30%
3	George Washington UniversityWashington, DC · private nonprofit	$86,753	Not adjusted	Not reported	$18,143	21%
4	University of Arkansas GranthamLIttle Rock, AR · public	$86,607	Not adjusted	Not reported	$32,853	38%
5	Capella UniversityMinneapolis, MN · private for-profit	$86,085	Not adjusted	$110,796	$43,435	50%
6	BYUProvo, UT · private nonprofit	$83,533	$84,493	Not reported	$9,000	11%
7	DePaul UniversityChicago, IL · private nonprofit	$79,863	$79,897	Not reported	$27,000	34%
8	University of Nebraska at OmahaOmaha, NE · public	$79,671	$88,422	Not reported	$10,500	13%
9	Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, PA · private nonprofit	$78,089	$80,032	$93,002	$31,000	40%
10	Michigan TechHoughton, MI · public	$77,810	Not adjusted	$91,410	$27,000	35%
11	Bentley UniversityWaltham, MA · private nonprofit	$75,443	$71,336	Not reported	$24,747	33%
12	Penn StateUniversity Park, PA · public	$73,941	Not adjusted	$108,251	$26,917	36%
13	UMGCAdelphi, MD · public	$73,797	Not adjusted	$102,809	$19,000	26%
14	University of MiamiCoral Gables, FL · private nonprofit	$73,059	Not adjusted	Not reported	$12,250	17%
15	NC A&TGreensboro, NC · public	$72,961	$77,350	Not reported	$27,000	37%
16	Western Washington UniversityBellingham, WA · public	$72,675	$67,912	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
17	Champlain CollegeBurlington, VT · private nonprofit	$72,652	Not adjusted	$87,419	$27,000	37%
18	Sullivan UniversityLouisville, KY · private for-profit	$69,369	Not adjusted	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
19	Charter Oak State CollegeNew Britain, CT · public	$68,659	Not adjusted	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
20	Bellevue UniversityBellevue, NE · private nonprofit	$67,678	Not adjusted	$76,797	$24,694	36%
21	Georgia CollegeMilledgeville, GA · public	$67,455	$70,052	$94,611	$20,740	31%
22	New England Institute of TechnologyEast Greenwich, RI · private nonprofit	$67,411	$65,908	$89,673	$28,616	42%
23	Lindenwood UniversitySaint Charles, MO · private nonprofit	$66,965	$73,736	Not reported	$29,485	44%
24	American Public University SystemCharles Town, WV · private for-profit	$66,588	Not adjusted	$94,292	$24,564	37%
25	Old Dominion UniversityNorfolk, VA · public	$65,838	$65,119	Not reported	$26,000	39%
26	East Stroudsburg University of PennsylvaniaEast Stroudsburg, PA · public	$65,143	$66,764	Not reported	$27,000	41%
27	Franklin UniversityColumbus, OH · private nonprofit	$65,120	$70,192	Not reported	$27,858	43%
28	Southeast Missouri StateCape Girardeau, MO · public	$62,891	$69,250	Not reported	$24,250	39%
29	ASUTempe, AZ · public	$61,985	Not adjusted	Not reported	$32,375	52%
30	Columbia Southern UniversityOrange Beach, AL · private for-profit	$61,894	Not adjusted	Not reported	$34,056	55%
31	Purdue GlobalWest Lafayette, IN · public	$61,344	Not adjusted	Not reported	$48,125	78%
32	Capitol Technology UniversityLaurel, MD · private nonprofit	$61,287	$58,391	Not reported	$25,931	42%
33	Norwich UniversityNorthfield, VT · private nonprofit	$60,988	Not adjusted	Not reported	$26,399	43%
34	Kennesaw StateKennesaw, GA · public	$60,691	$63,027	$106,304	$27,803	46%
35	University of PhoenixPhoenix, AZ · private for-profit	$60,401	Not adjusted	$69,636	$46,262	77%
36	Rasmussen UniversitySt. Cloud, MN · private for-profit	$59,685	Not adjusted	$76,447	$47,579	80%
37	Columbia Basin CollegePasco, WA · public	$59,559	$55,656	Not reported	$18,618	31%
38	Florida State College at JacksonvilleJacksonville, FL · public	$59,503	$57,539	$71,413	$31,737	53%
39	Eastern Michigan UniversityYpsilanti, MI · public	$59,433	$61,770	Not reported	$25,625	43%
40	Colorado Technical UniversityColorado Springs, CO · private for-profit	$58,911	Not adjusted	$107,873	$38,513	65%
41	Dakota StateMadison, SD · public	$58,166	Not adjusted	$82,915	$25,000	43%
42	Texas A&MCollege Station, TX · public	$58,127	$59,890	$82,337	$21,500	37%
43	Lewis UniversityRomeoville, IL · private nonprofit	$57,984	Not adjusted	Not reported	$27,000	47%
44	University of Central MissouriWarrensburg, MO · public	$57,502	$63,316	Not reported	$25,038	44%
45	University of Southern MainePortland, ME · public	$57,411	$59,156	Not reported	$25,000	44%
46	Herzing University-MadisonMadison, WI · private nonprofit	$57,229	$60,820	$70,181	$41,837	73%
47	Regent UniversityVirginia Beach, VA · private nonprofit	$57,169	Not adjusted	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
48	Baker CollegeOwosso, MI · private nonprofit	$57,128	$59,374	$66,120	$34,562	60%
49	Saint Cloud StateSaint Cloud, MN · public	$56,987	$57,784	$71,369	$25,250	44%
50	Wilmington UniversityNew Castle, DE · private nonprofit	$56,597	Not adjusted	$98,225	$25,250	45%
51	Utah Valley UniversityOrem, UT · public	$56,135	$56,780	Not reported	$24,600	44%
52	UC Santa CruzSanta Cruz, CA · public	$55,773	$50,373	$108,700	$20,020	36%
53	Mercy UniversityDobbs Ferry, NY · private nonprofit	$55,745	$51,654	Not reported	$29,833	54%
54	Central Connecticut StateNew Britain, CT · public	$55,134	$53,213	$81,085	$26,000	47%
55	UTSASan Antonio, TX · public	$54,877	$56,541	$87,709	$24,125	44%
56	Ferris StateBig Rapids, MI · public	$54,840	$56,996	$80,089	$27,000	49%
57	St Petersburg CollegeSt. Petersburg, FL · public	$54,560	$52,759	$65,874	$32,116	59%
58	Campbell UniversityBuies Creek, NC · private nonprofit	$54,232	$57,494	Not reported	$25,915	48%
59	University of TampaTampa, FL · private nonprofit	$54,209	Not adjusted	Not reported	$26,532	49%
60	Metropolitan State UniversitySaint Paul, MN · public	$54,025	$54,780	$81,130	$42,396	78%
61	Pensacola State CollegePensacola, FL · public	$52,764	$51,022	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
62	SUNY Polytechnic InstituteUtica, NY · public	$52,079	$48,257	$78,421	$19,000	36%
63	Pennsylvania College of TechnologyWilliamsport, PA · public	$51,698	$52,984	Not reported	$29,425	57%
64	Palm Beach State CollegeLake Worth, FL · public	$51,368	$49,672	$76,787	$13,189	26%
65	Frostburg StateFrostburg, MD · public	$51,247	Not adjusted	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
66	Pace UniversityNew York, NY · private nonprofit	$50,885	$47,150	$93,861	$23,000	45%
67	Davenport UniversityGrand Rapids, MI · private nonprofit	$50,720	$52,714	$79,018	$28,892	57%
68	Commonwealth University of PennsylvaniaBloomsburg, PA · public	$50,282	$51,533	Not reported	$27,622	55%
69	Purdue Fort WayneFort Wayne, IN · public	$50,248	Not adjusted	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
70	University of PittsburghPittsburgh, PA · public	$49,865	$51,106	Not reported	$24,936	50%
71	John Jay CollegeNew York, NY · public	$49,580	$45,941	$73,192	$13,875	28%
72	ECPI UniversityVirginia Beach, VA · private for-profit	$49,317	$48,778	$65,913	$38,120	77%
73	St. John's UniversityQueens, NY · private nonprofit	$49,090	$45,487	Not reported	$22,372	46%
74	SUNY College of Technology at AlfredAlfred, NY · public	$48,786	$45,205	$70,743	$24,625	50%
75	Michigan StateEast Lansing, MI · public	$48,185	$50,080	Not reported	$23,442	49%
76	SUNY MorrisvilleMorrisville, NY · public	$47,905	Not adjusted	$81,201	Not reported	Not reported
77	St. Joseph's University-New YorkBrooklyn, NY · private nonprofit	$46,908	$43,465	Not reported	$19,500	42%
78	University of North GeorgiaDahlonega, GA · public	$46,808	Not adjusted	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
79	UW-OshkoshOshkosh, WI · public	$46,661	$49,589	Not reported	$26,000	56%
80	Hallmark UniversitySan Antonio, TX · private nonprofit	$46,578	$47,990	$54,642	$37,432	80%
81	UMBCBaltimore, MD · public	$46,286	$44,099	$74,894	$20,500	44%
82	University at AlbanyAlbany, NY · public	$45,637	$42,287	Not reported	$24,637	54%
83	Saint Leo UniversitySaint Leo, FL · private nonprofit	$44,912	$43,429	Not reported	$27,000	60%
84	University of AkronAkron, OH · public	$44,212	Not adjusted	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
85	Berkeley College-New YorkNew York, NY · private for-profit	$44,120	$40,882	Not reported	$30,856	70%
86	Full Sail UniversityWinter Park, FL · private for-profit	$40,968	Not adjusted	Not reported	$43,043	105%

Pay after cost of living divides first-year pay by the Bureau of Economic Analysis price level of the school's state, where the US average is 100. It is shown for 54 programs where at least half of the graduates who work are working in the school's state. The other 32, whose graduates mostly work in other states or whose state has no price level, are listed last when you sort by it.

10 programs report pay but not debt, so they are ranked only by pay.

College Scorecard withholds pay for programs with too few graduates, to protect their privacy, so those programs can't be ranked. One more program reports pay but isn't listed, because College Scorecard's school file doesn't name its school. The national medians above still count them.

Information Technology (Bachelor's) programs by state

Each row is the median across the state's information technology bachelor's programs. State names link to the full ranking of that state's programs.

#	State	Programs	Year 1 pay	Debt
1	Pennsylvania	6	$58,421	$27,311
2	Michigan	6	$55,984	$27,000
3	Florida	8	$53,487	$27,000
4	New York	11	$49,090	$23,813

Programs in 29 more states and territories report pay, but too few to rank. A state ranking needs at least five programs that report both pay and debt.

Quick picks nationwide

Lowest median debt

University of Miami, FL$12,250
Palm Beach State College, FL$13,189
John Jay College, NY$13,875
SUNY Polytechnic Institute, NY$19,000
St. Joseph's University-New York, NY$19,500
St. John's University, NY$22,372
Pace University, NY$23,000
Michigan State, MI$23,442
SUNY College of Technology at Alfred, NY$24,625
University at Albany, NY$24,637

Lowest debt for the pay

University of Miami, FL17%
Palm Beach State College, FL26%
John Jay College, NY28%
RIT, NY30%
Michigan Tech, MI35%
Penn State, PA36%
SUNY Polytechnic Institute, NY36%
Drexel University, PA40%
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania, PA41%
St. Joseph's University-New York, NY42%

Only the 29 programs with their own page here are included. "Debt for the pay" is median debt divided by first-year pay.

Careers this field leads to

These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to information technology, largest first. Pay is the median across the US and all experience levels.

Project Management Specialists

$102,320

Median pay in the US. 1,066,670 people work in this job in the US. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 7% from 2025 to 2035, with about 76,500 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $61,580Top 10%: $167,970

Computer User Support Specialists

$61,860

Median pay in the US. 717,190 people work in this job in the US. Nationally, jobs are projected to shrink 4% from 2025 to 2035, with about 39,700 openings a year. Typical education to start: some college, no degree.

Bottom 10%: $40,980Top 10%: $100,540

Computer and Information Systems Managers

$175,140

Median pay in the US. 670,570 people work in this job in the US. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 16% from 2025 to 2035, with about 53,500 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus 5 years or more of related work experience.

Bottom 10%: $107,550Top 10%: $297,510

Network and Computer Systems Administrators

$99,130

Median pay in the US. 314,340 people work in this job in the US. Nationally, jobs are projected to shrink 4% from 2025 to 2035, with about 13,400 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $62,640Top 10%: $155,050

Common questions

The median information technology bachelor's program in the US pays its graduates $57,984 in their first year and $80,587 five years after.

Information Technology (Associate's) programs in the US, ranked63 programs by pay and debt Information Technology (Certificate) programs in the US, ranked32 programs by pay and debt

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Medians are across programs, not students: each program counts once, however many graduates it has.
National medians include every program in the 50 states, DC, and US territories, including schools that have since closed. Schools with several campuses that report one combined figure are counted once.
Programs are ranked by College Scorecard median pay one year after graduation. Pay after cost of living uses the price level of the school's state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025. Price levels are the Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parities for 2024.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk
Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024