Careers in Information and Communication Technology
What can you do with your education from the Center for Information and Communication Sciences (CICS)? Dive into an exciting and rewarding career in information and communication technology (ICT).
Of course, lots of people are studying for ICT careers, which is good because there’s a great demand for workers in these kinds of fields. What makes a CICS education a little different is that it focuses not only on technology but also on problem-solving and management. We offer the background needed to stand out in a crowded field and grow quickly into management roles.
More than 90 percent of our graduates land great jobs in information and communication. Here are some of the jobs CICS graduates have stepped into:
- applications consultant
- business support analyst
- communication specialist
- computer science consultant
- data network supervisor
- educational consultant
- human factors engineer
- information technology (IT) manager
- laboratory manager
- network engineer
- operations analyst
- program development specialist
- project manager
- quality consultant
- senior communications analyst
- supervisor of network services
- systems analyst
- telecommunications engineer
To give an example of how rewarding these careers can be from a financial perspective, consider that the median income of systems analysts is about $70,000, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, and many earn six-figure incomes. IT managers report a median income of $102,000, with many taking home quite a bit more.