IT Degree Resources

They cover the choices you make before you pick a program. Two compare information technology with nearby fields, computer science and information systems. One compares an associate degree with a bachelor's. The last two ask whether employers respect online IT degrees and whether an IT degree is worth the cost.

If you haven't picked a field, start with IT vs computer science, or IT vs information systems if you're drawn to the business side. If you know you want IT, read associate vs bachelor's to choose a level. Read the guides on respect and worth last, once you're weighing a specific kind of program.

Each guide shows the date it was last updated at the top of the page. The pay and outlook figures come from the same Bureau of Labor Statistics data as the rest of the site, so when we load a new release, the numbers in every guide change with it.

Pay and outlook come from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, using the May 2025 wage survey and the 2025 to 2035 Employment Projections. Accreditation comes from ABET and the National Security Agency's CAE map, and program counts come from the federal IPEDS data. Each guide links to the sources it uses.

No. The guides explain the choices and the tradeoffs. Comparing schools is the job of our rankings, which score programs on cost, outcomes and accreditation and show each one on its own card. Each guide links to the ranking that fits the choice it covers.