Careers

Information Systems (IS) graduates are highly sought after by companies and government agencies of all sizes and types.  Graduates can expect starting salaries above average and a fast career path to positions of responsibility.  Positions include business analysts, database administrators, data communication, systems analyst, and telecommunications specialists. The Washington DC to New York corridor has a heavy concentration of firms who use Information Systems to plan, coordinate, perform, and direct their activities.  In particular, financial, bio-tech, healthcare, defense, and high-tech companies continually seek Loyola graduates.

Subject Areas

Business intelligence, forensic accounting, data mining, system analysis and design, virtualization, database development and management, financial information technology, web design, applications development, telecommunications, networks and security, data analysis and simulation, decision support systems, knowledge management.

Internships and Shadowing Program

The department offers a shadowing program and an elective internship class for the IS student. Local firms are eager to offer internships to Loyola students because of the future job prospects and the up-to-date Information Systems knowledge students bring to their firms. The department’s Advisory Board composed of business executives in the IS field serve as a resource to faculty and students.

Placement

Information Systems students have worked before and after graduation with companies such as:

• Northrop Grumman
• Black & Decker
• Sogeti
• Ernst & Young
• T. Rowe Price
• Constellation
• Tessco
• PHH Arval
• Under Armour
• Lockheed Martin
• Legg Mason
• Thompson Prometric
• TrainingPort Strategies
• Zurich North America