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Information Technology and Analytics

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Information Technology and Analytics (ITA) prepares students to strategically evaluate and implement information technology resources of an organization. The program emphasizes the digital tools and knowledge to transform, innovate, and impact business strategy.

Degrees & Offerings
  • Concentration
Location
  • Bloomsburg
  • Lock Haven
  • Mansfield
Department
College
Program Contact
Chair, Department of Business, Innovation & Technology
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The Information Technology and Analytics concentration prepares you for careers realizing that information technology plays a major role in organizations.

Our program offers:
  • student involvement with real-world hands-on examples and projects to bridge the gap between academia and practice
  • student engagement with experiential learning experiences
  • student internship opportunities
  • doctoral qualified faculty with real-world industry experience and scholarly publications
  • evolving and growing curriculum to meet the needs of a 21st century global society
  • excellent job placement rates (More than 96% of graduates secure positions in the ITA field)
  • with proper planning students can earn the MS IT within 8 months of earning the B.S. Information Technology and Analytics
ITA graduates learn the practical skill that employers want:
  • Median annual wage $100,000-plus
  • One of the fastest growing occupations in the United States

Courses and Curriculum

Degree Requirements Degree Works

Note: Degree requirements effective for enrolled students beginning Fall 2023. All enrolled students, including matriculating students prior to Fall 2023, can review their degree program requirements and track progress to degree completion with our degree audit and advisement tool, Degree Works.

Upon graduation, students will be able to:
  • Develop business acumen through completion of the B.S.B.A business core.
  • Examine the procedural design and development of business applications.
  • Appraise IT and analytics trends, tools, and challenges.
  • Apply emerging technologies and methods to manage and exploit the value of structures and unstructured data.
  • Analyze strategic innovation in the interface between websites and databases.
  • Examine analytics techniques to transform data into insights.
  • Demonstrate project management techniques and applications for information systems, healthcare, finance and business projects.
  • Evaluate emerging technologies and methods for a comprehensive cybersecurity management plan.

Students can complete the bachelor's and master's in Information Technology through the 4+1 accelerated program. With proper planning students can earn the MS IT within 8 months of earning the B.S. Information Technology and Analytics.

M.S. IT graduate courses may be used in exchange for undergraduate courses within the Zeigler College of Business. Up to 4 M.S. IT graduate courses can be applied to undergraduate courses with the approval of the advisor, department chair, program coordinator, and dean. These courses can be existing undergraduate business courses or electives. This assessment will be through a collaborative case-by-case process.

Program Details:
  • Professors with over 50 years-experience in the Industry (Accenture Consulting , Oracle , IBM , Verizon , and DuPont).
  • Program emphasizes applied learning, student participation, and project-based courses - so you’ll be ready to make an impact as soon as you set foot on the job.
  • Graduates will be prepared for management roles and expand their prospects in lucrative, growing career fields such as cybersecurity, analytics and business intelligence, big data, software engineering, IT project management, cloud computing, block chain, and health informatics.

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ONWARD AND UPWARD

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10%
Job Growth Projected
Demand for computer and information systems managers will grow, adding 48,000+ jobs between 2019-2029, as firms increasingly expand their business to digital platforms. Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
$100k+
Median Annual Salary
Alumni are employed with companies such as: Geisinger, Amazon, PPL, Enterprise Holdings, Highmark, JPMorgan Chase, and more. Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

Careers

Regionally and across the nation, the need for highly trained Information Technology professionals is vast and growing daily. Our graduates are prepared to advance their careers in: analytics and business intelligence, big data, cybersecurity, software engineering, IT project management, cloud computing, block chain, health informatics, innovation, and other rapidly growing IT fields.

Potential Job Opportunities

  • Software Developer
  • IT Analyst
  • Chief Information Officer
  • Database Administrator
  • Chief Technology Officer
  • IT Project Manager
  • Data Modeling
  • Warehousing and Database Administrator
  • Cybersecurity Analyst
  • Cloud Solutions Architect
  • IT Support Specialist

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I wanted a program that would allow me to seamlessly continue my education, and Commonwealth University's M.S in I.T program offered that through their 4+1 program. Halfway through completing my master's degree, I was offered a full-time position and still had the flexibility to train for and begin my new career. I wouldn't have had the opportunity to earn my master's while starting a new chapter in my life anywhere else.

Emily Jackson, '21/'22
B.S. and M.S. Information Technology
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Faculty Contacts

Monica

Monica Favia

  • Chair, Department of Business, Innovation & Technology
  • Bloomsburg
Mehall

Scott Mehall

  • Associate Professor Department of Technology, Analytics, and Workforce Learning
  • Bloomsburg
Jeffery

Jeremy Jeffery

  • Associate Professor, Assistant Chair of Department of Business Innovation & Technology
  • Bloomsburg

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