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College graduates earn almost double the salary of non-graduates, and in technology you’ll often need a degree to open up certain career paths. Even IT workers who already have college degrees can often benefit from going back to school: Experienced tech experts who’ve taken some business classes or who hold an MBA become highly sought-after as managers or tech executives.
Once you decide to get a degree, you’ll face a number of choices, including what type of degree to get, what major to focus on, and where to get your degree. InsideTech can help you make those choices. Head to our [TRACKLINK:School Finder|http://edu.insidetech.com/?referral=IT_org] for help choosing an appropriate degree and connecting with a school near you and our [TRACKLINK:Scholarship Finder|http://edu.insidetech.com/scholarships?referral=IT_org] can connect you with grants and other offers to help defray the cost of additional schooling.
As far as choosing a degree goes, be sure to match your degree program to the type of IT career you want to end up with. Bachelors degrees in Computer Science are popular among programmers and web developers. Many Software Engineers go on to Masters degrees in CS. Computer Engineering or ECE (Electrical and Computer Engineering) degrees are targeted more towards processor and hardware designers than IT professionals.
Many colleges also offer more specialized degrees in networking or Management of Information Services. Some even offer programs focusing on network and computer security. Consider all of your options before choosing a degree to pursue, and know that in an industry as fast-paced as technology, you’ll need to keep learning throughout your career.
telios
10 months ago
2 comments
I've been working in the IT industry for a few years and from what I've gathered, the best way to work out your salary is mainly determined by the 3 main deciding factors:
* Geographic demand - although in IT, it's not AS big as say in retail, but most want websites developed in the same geographic region and this normally reflects the pay rate of developers.
* Skilled workers available - the less skilled workers that are available, the more employers are willing to pay for skilled employees, like bidding on goods on ebay.
* Experiance - yes not education, but experiance; this is a big requirement as many employers wont even touch collage or TAFE students without something to show. Just make a decent modern website (good idea to utilize MVC design with a backend of some sort, hint google 'web 2.0'), which should demostrate more then any resume can. Those with experiance, usually the more you have (assuming you have naturally progressed more competancy with the industry along with the experiance), the more employers are willing to win the bid over you.
But if you are getting into the industry, make sure you leave or finish working with the first company in good terms and make sure you can use them as a referee as they are your door into a good company and a nice salary. ;-)
jennifer6278
about 1 year ago
2 comments
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amitgai123
about 1 year ago
2 comments
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