MSITM Jobs, Salaries & Career Outcomes
Technology-management master’s graduates enter a wide range of roles. The degree is not a license for one occupation; outcomes depend on prior experience, technical depth, location, internship performance and the type of program completed.
Current U.S. labor-market benchmarks
The table below uses the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ May 2025 wage data and 2025–2035 employment projections.
| Occupation | 2025 Median Pay | 2025–35 Growth | Why It Matters for MSITM Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer & Information Systems Managers | $175,140 | 16% | Longer-term pathway into IT management, technology leadership, CIO/CTO-track and systems leadership roles. |
| Information Security Analysts | $129,180 | 21% | Relevant to cybersecurity, governance, risk, privacy and cloud-security concentrations. |
| Data Scientists | $120,230 | 35% | Relevant to data/AI-heavy programs with statistics, machine learning, Python and data engineering. |
| Computer Systems Analysts | $105,850 | 8% | A common bridge role between business requirements, systems design and technology implementation. |
| Software Developers | $135,980 | 10% | Relevant mainly to programs with substantial software-development depth; not every MSITM is designed for software engineering. |
School-published outcomes from comparable programs
These figures are not directly comparable because schools use different cohorts, definitions, response rates and reporting methods. Treat them as program-specific evidence, not a league table.
| Program | Recent School-Published Result |
|---|---|
| UT Austin – MS Business Technology & AI (formerly MSITM) | Class of 2025 average starting salary: $110,360; school notes roles spanning IT, technical consulting, analytics, product and engineering. |
| Carnegie Mellon – MISM | Current program page reports about $125,000 average starting salary and 82% receiving job offers within six months. |
| University of Washington – MSIM | Among survey respondents, 93% reported full-time employment; near-graduation median reported salary: $106,000. |
| Indiana Kelley – MSIS | 2025 full-time employment mean base salary: $86,653; program site reports 90% receive job offers in their degree field. |
| UT Dallas – MS ITM | Program reports roughly $92,000 average salary and 90% of graduates employed within six months. |
| Georgia State – MSIS | 2023 graduates reported a 47% average salary increase; top-quartile average starting salary was $138,348. |
| University of Arizona – MS MIS | 2023–24 employment rate: 61% at graduation, 73% at three months and 86% at six months. |
Additional current program outcomes
| Program | Current School-Published Career Signal |
|---|---|
| UIUC – MS Information Management | The iSchool reports 96% of alumni receive a first employment offer within three months of graduation and an average starting salary of $109,000. |
| University of Michigan – MSI | 2025 graduates: $91,000 average salary overall, $95,000 private-sector average and 88% employment among respondents reporting a job outcome. The school reports outcomes for 52% of the graduating class, an important context point. |
| Syracuse – MS Information Systems | 2025 program outcomes: 93% average placement rate and $79,607 average salary. |
| Maryland Smith – MS Information Systems & AI | Class of 2025: 136 of 181 job-seeking graduates (75.1%) received and accepted an offer by three months. Reported base salary mean $95,321, median $92,500, but usable salary data covered only 19.4% of job-accepting graduates—an important reliability caveat. |
| Rutgers – MITA | Rutgers publishes graduate counts rather than a standardized placement rate: for 2023–24, 11 of 14 May graduates and 45 of 55 January graduates are listed as currently employed in the U.S. No current program salary statistic is published on that page. |
| Santa Clara – MSIS | Program reports 96% employed within six months, but the statistic is from the 2021 academic year. MSITM.com keeps it visible while labeling its age. |
| Texas A&M Mays – MS MIS | Current program page reports $101,375 average first-year compensation. This is compensation, not necessarily base salary, so it should not be compared directly with base-salary figures. |
Common career paths
- Technology / IT consultant
- Business systems analyst
- Data analyst or business intelligence analyst
- Product manager or technical product manager
- Project / program manager
- Cloud or solutions engineer
- Data engineer
- Information security / cyber risk analyst
- AI / machine-learning analyst or engineer (for sufficiently technical curricula)
- Software engineer (for programs with substantial development coursework)
- IT manager / director (often after additional professional experience)
Read the MSITM.com career-outcomes methodology →
How to compare career outcomes correctly
- Prefer cohort-specific reports over generic salary claims.
- Check whether salary numbers are mean or median.
- Check the response rate and whether unemployed graduates are included.
- Separate domestic and international placement when schools publish both.
- Look at the actual job titles and employers, not only the headline salary.
- Compare outcomes against tuition and time out of the workforce to estimate ROI.
Compare career evidence & reporting transparency across programs → · See programs with published cohort/outcome evidence →
Last updated: September 17, 2026. BLS wage figures are national medians for occupations, not expected starting salaries for graduates. School-published outcomes use different methodologies and should not be compared without context.