Information Technology at American Public University System

If you are interested in studying information technology, you may want to check out the program at American Public University System. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

American Military University is located in Charles Town, West Virginia and approximately 50,047 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 149 students received their master's degree in IT.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Information Technology section at the bottom of this page.

American Military University Information Technology Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in IT

Online Classes Are Available at American Military University

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, American Military University does offer online courses in IT for the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

American Military University Information Technology Rankings

IT Student Demographics at American Military University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the IT majors at American Public University System.

American Military University Information Technology Master’s Program

Of the 149 students who graduated with a master’s in IT from American Military University in 2021, 83% were men and 17% were women.

Of the students who received a IT master's degree from American Military University, 54% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the IT master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 36% of degree recipients. That is 7% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from American Public University System with a master's in IT.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	28
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	81
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	20

Related Majors

• Computer Programming

Careers That IT Grads May Go Into

A degree in IT can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for WV, the home state for American Public University System.

Occupation	Jobs in WV	Average Salary in WV
Computer Workers	2,380	$83,660
Computer User Support Specialists	1,960	$44,290
Managers	1,880	$77,290
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	1,240	$68,980
Computer and Information Systems Managers	810	$119,430

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.