The Information Technology degree at Penn State Wilkes-Barre prepares graduates for in-demand careers in a wide variety of fields. Your job title could be:
- Software developer
- Programmer/analyst
- IT threat and vulnerability manager
- Technology integration associate
- Support specialist
- Computer programmer
- Quality assurance tester
- Business analyst
- Web developer
- Sales engineer
- Tech start-up entrepreneur
- IT technician
- Systems analyst
- Systems administrator
- Network engineer
- User experience designer
- Database administrator
- Computer scientist
- Software engineer
- Enterprise architect
- Project manager
- Data scientist
- IT manager
IT majors with an SRA minor can also find work as:
- Application security specialist
- Risk assurance associate
- IT threat and vulnerability manager
- Infrastructure and security manager
- Cyber security analyst
- Intelligence analyst
- IT security specialist
- Counterterrorism analyst
- Computer forensics
All of my four years at Penn State Wilkes‑Barre were awesome. The IST program definitely prepared me for my future. I had hands-on experience working on fun class projects. My professors were great mentors and put a lot of hard work in to making sure I succeeded.
Alaena L. ’20,
Information Sciences & Technology Major
Almost every industry needs the skills that IT majors bring. Here are just a few of the types of companies that hire IT majors:
- Software/hardware/gaming companies
- Telecom companies
- IT service providers
- IT consultancies
- Healthcare organizations
- Federal government intelligence agencies
(such as Homeland Security, FBI, CIA, NSA) - Central and local government
- Engineering companies
- Education providers
- Retail companies
- Banks