It’s time to take your career to the next level. Earn your degree 100% online, and meet the fast-growing demand for leaders in the IT field.
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Learn from practicing professionals with extensive IT experience. Our curriculum is regularly reviewed by experienced industry experts, ensuring graduates are ready to tackle today's challenges.
Anyone who wants to expand their IT knowledge and career opportunities. Career-changers or individuals with a background in an IT-related field are also eligible to enroll.
Estimate how much your prior learning credits can reduce your tuition and time to graduation.
Our rigorous curriculum prepares you for a variety of IT leadership roles.
1 semester credit hour = 1.5 quarter credit hours
We offer multiple start dates to give you flexibility in your education, life, and work schedules.
Concentrations allow you to personalize your education by focusing your electives on an area of study that best fits your desired IT career path. We offer eight concentrations aligned to current industry demands:
If you’ve completed IT certification exams, you may be eligible for credit toward your degree.
Purdue Global works with students to find ways to reduce costs and make education more accessible. Contact us to learn about opportunities to save on your educational costs.
Employees of Purdue Global partner organizations may be eligible for special tuition reductions.
Graduate tuition savings for military include a 17–30% reduction per credit for current servicemembers and, 14% per credit for veterans for graduate programs.
Earn credit for your military training. We offer credit for ACE-evaluated training and CLEP and DANTES examinations.
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It’s expected that America will add more than 682,000 IT jobs from 2021 to 2031. Our Master of Science in Information Technology helps you develop the relevant skills for sustainable career success in this fast-changing field.
General labor market and salary data are provided by Lightcast and may not represent the outcomes experienced by Purdue Global graduates in these programs. Purdue Global graduates in these programs may earn salaries substantially different or less than the amounts listed above. Salary and employment outcomes vary by geographic area, previous work experience, education, and opportunities for employment that are outside of Purdue Global's control.
Purdue Global does not guarantee employment placement, salary level, or career advancement.
Upon graduating, you can apply some of your courses toward an Executive Juris Doctor (EJD) degree at Purdue Global Law School. Save up to $6,540 in tuition and graduate sooner. You could earn an EJD degree with a general or law and technology concentration in as few as 2 years and 4 months. See which courses transfer.
Unlike the JD, which prepares you to sit for the bar exam and practice law, the online EJD is designed to help you build legal expertise to use in your career.
Download our brochure to learn more about the Master of Science in Information Technology and the benefits of earning your degree at Purdue Global.
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Purdue Global faculty members are real-world practitioners who bring knowledge gained through the powerful combination of higher learning and industry experience.
IT faculty members who have advanced degrees
IT faculty members who hold a doctorate
Faculty publications in 2022–2023
Professional development hours logged by faculty in 2022–2023
Advanced and Doctoral Degrees: Statistics include all Purdue Global IT faculty members. Source: Purdue Global Office of Reporting and Analysis, May 2022.
Publications and Development Hours: Statistics include all Purdue Global faculty members and are not school- or program-specific calculations. Source: Purdue Global Office of Reporting and Analysis, July 2023. 2022–2023 academic year.
*Estimated Graduation Date and Average Completion: Estimated graduation date is based on the assumption that you will enroll in time to begin classes on the next upcoming start date, will remain enrolled for each consecutive term, and will maintain satisfactory academic standing in each term to progress toward completion of your program. Completion time is based on a full-time schedule. Programs will take longer for part-time students to complete.
Job Growth—Computer and Information Systems Managers: Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook, Computer and Information Systems Managers, www.bls.gov/ooh/Management/Computer-and-information-systems-managers.htm. National long-term projections may not reflect local and/or short-term economic or job conditions, and do not guarantee actual job growth.
Job Growth—Computer and Information Technology: Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook, Computer and Information Technology Occupations, www.bls.gov/ooh/computer-and-information-technology/home.htm and www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2023/article/industry-and-occupational-employment-projections-overview-and-highlights-2022-32.htm. National long-term projections may not reflect local and/or short-term economic or job conditions and do not guarantee actual job growth.
Purdue Global Law School EJD Degree – MSIT: Purdue Global alumni are eligible for a 20% tuition reduction on Purdue Global Law School programs. Tuition savings calculated as 15 credit hours x reduced per credit tuition rate of $412 = $6,540. Savings will vary based on the courses completed in the student’s master’s degree program. Credits apply toward open elective and/or law and technology electives in the EJD program.
Time savings based on a student who applies 15 credit hours toward the 3-year EJD program; remaining 57 credits can be completed in 2 years and 4 months of study.
Top Public University Rankings: Source: www.timeshighereducation.com/student/best-universities/best-public-universities-united-states. Rankings apply to Purdue University West Lafayette and not to Purdue Global.
