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B.S. Degree (Information Systems and Network Engineering Technology Majors)

Average Starting Salaries*:

2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09
$54,998 $57,663 $56,531 $59,485

 

2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05
$54,996 $47,306 $50,651 $50,275 $52,680

1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00
$35,554 $40,320 $43,564 $48,174 $51,286

Reported by academic year (e.g. 2000-01 would be the semesters including: Summer 2000, Fall 2000 & Spring 2001).

*NOTE: Graduates available for employment. Information is self-reported.


2008-09
Placement rate of those reporting = 88%
Response Rate = 80%
Percentage Employed in Indiana = 33%
Total Number of Graduates = 83

2007-08 Placement rate of those reporting = 96%
Response Rate = 76%
Percentage Employed in Indiana = 25%
Total Number of Graduates = 88

2006-07 Placement rate of those reporting = 94%
Response Rate = 80%
Percentage Employed in Indiana = 23%
Total Number of Graduates = 93

2005-06 Placement rate of those reporting = 94%
Response Rate = 76%
Percentage Employed in Indiana = 37%
Total Number of Graduates = 128

2004-05 Placement rate of those reporting = 98%
Response Rate = 53%
Percentage Employed in Indiana = 48%
Total Number of Graduates = 165

CIT Student Internships

CIT students participate in Company Sponsored summer internships and employment.

The average salary for internships is $16.00 per hour.

Recent hiring companies include Abbott Laboratories, Adtran, Inc., Allstate, Bank of America, Caterpillar, Cerner Corporation, Crowe Chizek, Deere & Company, Discover Financial Services, Ernst & Young, G.E. Healthcare, Interactive Intelligence, ITaP, Microsoft, Owens Corning, Principal Financial Services, State Farm, Whirlpool.

Recruiters please take note:

The Department of Computer & Information Technology provides placement assistance to recruiters who want to:

  • distribute job openings through a departmental listserv
  • disseminate recruiting literature
  • set up interviews

    Can we help you?

Career opportunities for CIT students, graduates, and alumni are coordinated by the department. If you are a CIT student or alumni and would like to subscribe to the CIT Job placement listserv, send an email to citjobs-request@lists.purdue.edu with the message body stating "subscribe" only. You may also subscribe by going to the following webpage:
https://lists.purdue.edu/mailman/listinfo/citjobs.

 

CIT Graduates:

Please complete the Alumni Information Form so that we can accurately report Average Salaries.
Please email your completed form to armurphy@purdue.edu


Alumni/Placement Information Form

CIT Graduates are:

Employed by companies such as:   Employed with job titles such as:
Abbott Labs   Application Developer
Allstate Insurance   Business Systems Analyst
Bank of America   Consultant
Cerner   Data Warehouse Developer
CISCO   Database Administrator
Crowe, Chizek & Co.   Information Analyst
Cummins Diesel, Inc.   IT Analyst
Dell   Network Administrator
E*Trade Financial Services   Network Engineer
Eli Lilly   Programmer Analyst
ExxonMobil   Project Manager
Ford Motor Company   Security Specialist
GE Medical Systems   Software Developer
Interactive Intelligence   Software Engineer
IBM   System Administrator
International Paper   Systems Analyst
Harris Corporation   Systems Engineer
Lockheed Martin   Technology Risk Consultant
Motorola   Technology Project Analyst
State Farm   Test Engineer
Verizon   Web Developer
YJT Solutions    
     

 

contact info:

Alka Harriger
Professor & Associate Department Head
Computer and Information Technology
401 North Grant Street
Knoy Hall Room 251
Purdue University
West Lafayette IN 47907-2021

Voice: (765) 494-2565
Fax: (765) 496-1212