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Is a Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management degree worth the debt?

The figures below lead with the Bachelor's, aggregated across 88 colleges (88 of 88 programs report earnings). Other credential levels are in the table further down.

Median pay · 1 yr after

$51,665

Graduates only, early career.$51,035 two years out.

Median federal debt

$26,000

Federal loans only — not private or Parent PLUS.

Debt vs a year's pay

0.50×

50% of a first year's earnings.

Typical debt is well under a single year's early-career pay.

The college you pick moves this a lot

The middle 50% of Bachelor's programs in Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management report early-career pay between $47,053 and $59,595 — a spread of $12,542 that depends on the program and who attends it, not the major alone.

25th pct $47,053 median $51,665 75th pct $59,595

By degree level

Each level is a separate decision — more schooling usually means more pay and more debt.

LevelPay · 1yrDebtDebt/pay

Certificate 20 colleges $34,418 $7,125 0.28×

Associate's 97 colleges $36,658 $19,992 0.58×

Bachelor's 88 colleges $51,665 $26,000 0.50×

Master's 57 colleges $86,262 $50,532 0.68×

Grad cert. 3 colleges $73,340 $41,838 0.64×

Where a Bachelor's in this field reports the highest early-career pay

The 15 programs with the highest reported pay one year after completion. This reflects who enrolls and where they live as much as the program itself — it is not a causal quality ranking.

Rochester Institute of Technology NY $80,382 $27,000 debt

Capella University MN $78,621 $31,613 debt

Drexel University PA $75,431 $31,000 debt

George Washington University DC $74,168 $16,404 debt

Brigham Young University UT $69,188 $7,400 debt

Bentley University MA $67,794 $24,747 debt

Michigan Technological University MI $66,140 $27,000 debt

National University CA $65,610 $32,813 debt

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona PA $65,214 $26,000 debt

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks PA $65,214 $26,000 debt

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg PA $65,214 $26,000 debt

Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus PA $65,214 $26,000 debt

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Greater Allegheny PA $65,214 $26,000 debt

Pennsylvania State University-World Campus PA $65,214 $26,000 debt

Champlain College VT $65,066 $27,000 debt

What these numbers are — and are not

Every figure here is a median across college programs in Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management, from the U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. It is not a prediction of what you would earn (your college, effort, and local job market vary enormously — see the spread above), not lifetime earnings (it is measured 1–2 years after completion, early career), not proof the major caused the outcome (who enters a field differs by field — selection, not causation), and not a "best majors" ranking: earnings are one dimension of worth, not the whole of it. Teaching and social work pay far less than the fields at the top of this list and matter enormously. Earnings cover federally-aided completers at programs large enough to report.

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