Knowledge Management

CIP Code: 52.1207

A knowledge management degree prepares graduates for careers in Computer and information systems managers, Computer science teachers, postsecondary. 20 colleges and universities offer this program.

Annual Degrees Awarded

226

                Colleges Offering
                20
            

                Avg. Career Salary
                $133,945
            

                Top Career Salary
                $171,200
            

Knowledge Management Salary by College

Nationally, bachelor’s graduates in this field earn a median $83,290 four years after graduating (middle half: $58,799–$111,586). Where you study it matters: across 166 colleges with reported results, pay ranges from $40,147 to $153,926.

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#	College	4 yrs after	Wage-adjusted	1 yr after	Median debt	Outcome Rating
1	Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA	$153,926	$140,063	$93,042	$19,995	A+
2	Georgetown University Washington, DC	$138,263	$121,154	$83,756	—	A+
3	The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX	$127,158	$129,282	$86,622	$18,750	A+
4	University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN	$122,821	$131,764	$78,507	—	A+
5	Villanova University Villanova, PA	$118,712	$120,731	$78,703	—	A+
6	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL	$116,339	$114,302	$77,572	$19,300	A+
7	University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA	$113,308	$104,219	—	—	A
8	University of Georgia Athens, GA	$113,184	$117,168	$78,190	$17,261	A
9	Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OH	$111,158	$118,622	$72,045	$25,994	B
10	Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH	$110,192	$117,591	$72,017	$20,500	A
11	Binghamton University Vestal, NY	$109,721	$104,432	$81,708	$16,808	A
12	University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA	$108,038	$98,308	$68,786	$16,500	A
13	University of Dayton Dayton, OH	$107,354	$114,563	$69,995	$26,500	A+
14	University of Delaware Newark, DE	$107,062	$106,421	$73,332	$25,182	A
15	The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL	$105,393	$119,630	$74,078	$21,375	B+
16	Weber State University Ogden, UT	$104,748	$99,276	$72,473	$15,000	B+
17	University of Arizona Tucson, AZ	$104,513	$107,389	$67,550	$19,750	B
18	Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL	$103,884	$102,065	$67,801	$24,166	A
19	Florida State University Tallahassee, FL	$103,648	$110,320	$66,252	$17,318	A
20	Howard University Washington, DC	$103,478	$90,674	$78,544	$20,500	C+
21	Drexel University Philadelphia, PA	$101,790	$103,521	$72,332	$29,933	A+
22	Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ	$101,578	$89,153	$62,319	$23,250	B
23	University of Tulsa Tulsa, OK	$100,887	$113,272	$73,106	$27,000	A
24	Franklin University Columbus, OH	$99,898	$106,606	$63,560	—	C
25	Fairfield University Fairfield, CT	$96,937	$87,274	—	—	A+
26	Baylor University Waco, TX	$96,148	$97,754	$70,873	$23,000	A
29	Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA	$95,935	$97,567	$66,169	$26,000	A
28	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Fayette- Eberly Lemont Furnace, PA	$95,935	$97,567	$66,169	$26,000	B
27	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College Erie, PA	$95,935	$97,567	$66,169	$26,000	B
30	University of Michigan-Dearborn Dearborn, MI	$95,864	$101,077	$65,211	$24,735	B
31	Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI	$95,721	$100,927	$68,088	$26,500	C+
32	University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC	$95,640	$102,635	—	—	B
33	Colorado State University Global Aurora, CO	$95,518	$89,328	$74,960	$23,854	B+
34	West Virginia University Morgantown, WV	$95,324	$112,774	$62,127	$20,898	B+
35	Quinnipiac University Hamden, CT	$95,200	$85,710	$62,538	$20,500	A
36	Illinois State University Normal, IL	$95,120	$93,455	$52,887	$17,000	B
37	Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY	$94,827	$90,256	$69,834	$23,250	A
38	Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX	$94,724	$96,307	$71,032	$19,500	A
39	DePaul University Chicago, IL	$94,197	$92,548	$68,769	$21,500	B+
40	National University San Diego, CA	$94,118	$85,641	$92,758	$28,687	C+
46	Ohio University-Zanesville Campus Zanesville, OH	$93,774	$100,071	$68,154	$25,309	B
45	Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, OH	$93,774	$100,071	$68,154	$25,309	C+
44	Ohio University-Lancaster Campus Lancaster, OH	$93,774	$100,071	$68,154	$25,309	C
43	Ohio University-Southern Campus Ironton, OH	$93,774	$100,071	$68,154	$25,309	B
42	Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus Chillicothe, OH	$93,774	$100,071	$68,154	$25,309	B
41	Ohio University-Eastern Campus Saint Clairsville, OH	$93,774	$100,071	$68,154	$25,309	C
47	University of Houston Houston, TX	$91,983	$93,520	$65,574	$15,375	B+
48	University of North Texas Denton, TX	$91,514	$93,043	$64,441	$18,750	C+
49	Metropolitan State University of Denver Denver, CO	$91,399	$85,476	$59,451	$23,075	F
50	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Norman, OK	$91,291	$102,498	$70,921	$17,662	A
51	University of Louisville Louisville, KY	$90,799	$102,812	$67,159	$22,250	B
52	University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Eau Claire, WI	$90,193	$93,850	$59,409	$21,374	B
53	The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX	$90,049	$91,553	$58,123	$21,500	C+
54	Western New England University Springfield, MA	$89,255	$78,598	—	—	B
56	Rutgers University-Newark Newark, NJ	$89,098	$78,200	$63,023	$19,582	B+
55	Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ	$89,098	$78,200	$63,023	$19,582	A
57	California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA	$88,999	$80,983	$58,733	$21,125	C
58	Le Moyne College Syracuse, NY	$88,532	$84,264	—	—	B
59	Oakland University Rochester Hills, MI	$88,497	$93,310	$65,128	$26,000	B
61	Oregon State University-Cascades Campus Bend, OR	$88,149	$88,668	$63,000	$17,500	B
60	Oregon State University Corvallis, OR	$88,149	$88,668	$63,000	$17,500	B+
62	University of Kansas Lawrence, KS	$87,704	$91,051	$60,931	$21,700	B+
63	Drake University Des Moines, IA	$87,551	$92,093	—	—	A
64	Iowa State University Ames, IA	$87,413	$91,948	—	—	B+
65	Central Connecticut State University New Britain, CT	$87,396	$78,684	$65,486	$23,500	C
66	Appalachian State University Boone, NC	$87,041	$93,407	$56,650	$20,667	C+
67	Texas A&M University-San Antonio San Antonio, TX	$86,929	$88,381	—	$15,998	C
68	University of Detroit Mercy Detroit, MI	$86,600	$91,310	—	—	A
69	Lewis University Romeoville, IL	$86,275	$84,765	—	—	B+
70	Saint Louis University Saint Louis, MO	$86,238	$92,465	$59,754	$21,920	A
71	Washington State University Pullman, WA	$85,967	$79,071	$59,490	$22,175	B
72	Florida International University Miami, FL	$85,737	$91,256	$49,506	$18,750	B+
73	Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights, KY	$85,697	$97,035	$68,628	$22,125	C+
74	SUNY College at Plattsburgh Plattsburgh, NY	$85,677	$81,547	$50,232	$22,973	C
75	Kansas State University Manhattan, KS	$85,396	$88,655	$60,144	$23,000	B
76	Wright State University-Main Campus Dayton, OH	$85,393	$91,127	$62,334	$28,750	C
77	Park University Parkville, MO	$85,162	$91,312	$71,845	$17,546	C+
78	Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Bowling Green, OH	$84,838	$90,535	$65,280	$20,000	C
79	Liberty University Lynchburg, VA	$84,228	$76,697	$56,014	$27,216	F
80	University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth North Dartmouth, MA	$83,480	$73,513	$53,873	$25,000	C+
81	University of South Florida Tampa, FL	$83,227	$88,584	$55,972	$16,578	B+
82	Bellevue University Bellevue, NE	$82,946	$85,728	$67,262	$24,139	B
83	Western Washington University Bellingham, WA	$81,678	$75,126	$61,668	$21,667	C+
84	The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX	$81,538	$82,900	$52,836	$19,000	B
85	Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GA	$81,310	$84,172	$59,373	$20,000	C
86	University of Minnesota-Crookston Crookston, MN	$80,822	$77,202	—	—	C+
87	Missouri State University-Springfield Springfield, MO	$80,753	$86,584	$57,284	$25,845	C
88	Wayne State University Detroit, MI	$80,630	$85,015	$59,352	$21,542	C+
89	University of Wisconsin-La Crosse La Crosse, WI	$80,552	$83,818	$67,661	—	B+
90	University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL	$79,843	$90,629	$57,778	$26,000	B
91	Albertus Magnus College New Haven, CT	$79,652	$71,712	$50,867	$26,837	C
92	East Carolina University Greenville, NC	$79,238	$85,034	$61,914	$21,406	B
93	Prairie View A & M University Prairie View, TX	$78,757	$80,073	—	—	F
94	Ball State University Muncie, IN	$78,566	$84,287	$53,597	$22,665	C+
95	University of Alabama in Huntsville Huntsville, AL	$78,319	$88,899	$52,769	$20,088	B+
96	Ashford University San Diego, CA	$77,907	$70,890	$61,359	$37,741	F
97	York College of Pennsylvania York, PA	$77,328	$78,643	$44,936	$27,000	B
98	Rhode Island College Providence, RI	$76,873	$75,712	$47,857	$18,060	C
99	University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu, HI	$76,713	$69,800	$53,758	$15,250	C
100	Winona State University Winona, MN	$76,708	$73,273	$64,613	$24,200	C+
101	California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA	$76,664	$69,759	$48,825	$12,500	B
102	North Dakota State University-Main Campus Fargo, ND	$76,527	$79,284	$64,181	$22,875	B+
103	Wilmington University New Castle, DE	$76,427	$75,969	—	—	C
104	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI	$76,422	$79,521	$54,722	$24,250	C+
105	University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA	$76,329	$80,289	$58,197	$22,500	B
106	Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ	$76,041	$78,133	$52,708	$21,500	C+
107	University of North Alabama Florence, AL	$75,870	$86,119	$55,826	$25,000	C
108	Temple University Philadelphia, PA	$75,286	$76,567	$59,385	$26,000	B+
109	Augsburg University Minneapolis, MN	$75,100	$71,737	$59,722	$23,851	C+
110	Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN	$75,044	$81,977	$48,608	$21,506	C
111	Bradley University Peoria, IL	$74,883	$73,572	—	—	B+
112	Columbia College Columbia, MO	$74,816	$80,219	$61,770	$26,033	C
113	Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS	$74,780	$90,731	$45,971	$27,000	B
114	Florida Gulf Coast University Fort Myers, FL	$74,739	$79,550	$44,868	$19,611	C+
115	Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA	$74,465	$67,807	$54,748	$25,000	D
116	Post University Waterbury, CT	$74,249	$66,848	$63,383	$30,943	F
117	Lamar University Beaumont, TX	$74,165	$75,404	$44,508	$27,000	D
118	University of Central Arkansas Conway, AR	$74,094	$87,314	$54,913	$21,500	C
120	Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global Marion, IN	$73,742	$79,112	$66,258	$28,125	C+
119	Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion Marion, IN	$73,742	$79,112	$66,258	$28,125	B+
121	Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX	$73,734	$74,966	$47,676	$20,265	C
122	Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Shippensburg, PA	$73,570	$74,821	$51,195	$26,000	C+
123	University of Arkansas Grantham Little Rock, AR	$73,566	$86,691	—	—	C+
124	University of Houston-Clear Lake Houston, TX	$73,352	$74,577	$54,262	—	C+
125	ECPI University Virginia Beach, VA	$73,327	$66,771	$56,745	$34,048	C
126	University of Memphis Memphis, TN	$73,323	$80,097	$51,524	$27,608	C
127	The University of Montana Missoula, MT	$73,149	$79,904	$54,816	$21,500	D
128	Virginia State University Petersburg, VA	$72,734	$66,231	—	—	F
129	California State University-San Marcos San Marcos, CA	$72,448	$65,923	$55,102	$15,000	C+
130	University of Mount Olive Mount Olive, NC	$72,370	$77,663	—	—	D
131	Western Connecticut State University Danbury, CT	$72,291	$65,085	$50,443	$21,082	C
132	Rogers State University Claremore, OK	$71,873	$80,696	$49,415	$17,000	F
133	Millikin University Decatur, IL	$70,837	$69,597	—	—	D
134	University of West Georgia Carrollton, GA	$70,574	$73,058	$42,494	$23,252	D
135	Metropolitan State University Saint Paul, MN	$70,500	$67,343	—	—	C+
136	University of Wisconsin-Parkside Kenosha, WI	$70,370	$73,223	$53,588	$23,217	C
137	Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL	$70,318	$74,845	$45,207	$16,250	B
138	Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, MI	$69,974	$73,779	$54,948	$25,000	C
139	Texas A&M University-Central Texas Killeen, TX	$69,468	$70,629	—	—	—
140	Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, KY	$68,333	$77,374	$64,252	—	D
141	Eastern Washington University Cheney, WA	$67,534	$62,117	$41,331	$15,802	C
142	Wichita State University Wichita, KS	$67,413	$69,986	—	—	C
143	University of Houston-Downtown Houston, TX	$66,881	$67,998	$51,314	$18,750	C
144	University of Central Oklahoma Edmond, OK	$66,442	$74,599	$56,385	$19,089	C
145	Nicholls State University Thibodaux, LA	$65,635	$75,977	$44,153	$23,825	C
146	Seminole State College of Florida Sanford, FL	$65,553	$69,773	$48,895	$13,865	B+
147	University of Idaho Moscow, ID	$63,639	$67,671	$52,920	$18,146	C+
148	Columbus State University Columbus, GA	$63,514	$65,750	$53,153	$26,450	F
149	Louisiana Tech University Ruston, LA	$63,474	$73,476	$47,843	$25,000	B
150	Dalton State College Dalton, GA	$63,224	$65,450	—	—	F
151	University of Arkansas at Little Rock Little Rock, AR	$63,142	$74,408	—	—	C
152	The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, TX	$62,136	$63,174	$41,014	$18,951	C
153	Western Carolina University Cullowhee, NC	$62,128	$66,672	$47,867	$22,300	C
154	Midwestern State University Wichita Falls, TX	$61,966	$63,001	$44,524	$17,215	C
155	Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus Indiana, PA	$60,927	$61,963	$53,846	$27,000	C
156	Framingham State University Framingham, MA	$59,717	$52,587	$54,918	—	F
157	Atlantis University Miami, FL	$59,231	$63,044	$56,693	—	—
158	Morehead State University Morehead, KY	$59,145	$66,970	$36,766	—	D
159	Albany State University Albany, GA	$59,046	$61,125	—	—	F
160	Montana Technological University Butte, MT	$58,332	$63,718	$42,543	$28,125	C+
161	Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi Corpus Christi, TX	$57,021	$57,974	—	—	D
162	University of Arkansas at Monticello Monticello, AR	$55,650	$65,579	—	—	B+
163	Northeastern State University Tahlequah, OK	$55,328	$62,120	$51,298	—	D
164	Texas A & M International University Laredo, TX	$49,221	$50,043	—	—	D
165	Shawnee State University Portsmouth, OH	$46,822	$49,966	$42,673	$26,893	F
166	The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX	$40,147	$40,818	$38,672	—	D

Bachelor’s degrees. Wage-adjusted = pay ÷ √(state wage index). Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data.

What Can You Do With a Knowledge Management Degree?

Graduates with this degree pursue careers in the following fields:

Computer and information systems managers

$171,200 +15.2% growth

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Computer science teachers, postsecondary

$96,690 +5.3% growth

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$133,945

Average Salary Across Careers

$171,200

Highest Paying Career

Career Paths Available

Best Colleges for Knowledge Management

Ranked by Repit grade, then by degrees awarded. These are the top-rated colleges that produce the most graduates in knowledge management.

#	College	Location	Degrees Awarded	Repit Grade
1	Bellevue University	Bellevue, NE	45	C+
2	Full Sail University	Winter Park, FL	28	D

Largest Knowledge Management Programs

Schools ranked by number of graduates. These institutions produce the most knowledge management graduates annually, including online and distance learning programs.

#	College	Location	Degrees Awarded	Repit Grade
1	Bellevue University	Bellevue, NE	45	C+
2	Full Sail University	Winter Park, FL	28	D

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Degrees Awarded Annually

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About Knowledge Management

Knowledge Management is a degree program offered at 20 colleges and universities across the United States. Each year, approximately 226 students graduate with this degree.

Graduates with this degree can pursue careers such as computer and information systems managers, computer science teachers, postsecondary.

Program Classification

CIP Code 52.1207

Field (2-digit CIP) 52

Category (4-digit CIP) 52.12

Frequently Asked Questions

What can I do with a Knowledge Management degree?

A Knowledge Management degree can lead to careers as a computer and information systems managers, computer science teachers, postsecondary, and more. Top earners in related careers can make up to $171,200 annually.

How many colleges offer Knowledge Management?

20 colleges and universities in the United States offer Knowledge Management as a degree program. Each year, approximately 226 students graduate with this degree.

What are the best colleges for Knowledge Management?

The best colleges for Knowledge Management based on Repit's ratings include Bellevue University, Full Sail University. Rankings are based on the college's overall Repit grade and the number of degrees awarded in this program.

What is the salary potential with a Knowledge Management degree?

Graduates with a Knowledge Management degree can expect average salaries around $133,945 in related careers, with top earners making up to $171,200. Actual salaries depend on the specific career path, experience level, and location.

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Knowledge Management Salary by College

What Can You Do With a Knowledge Management Degree?

Computer and information systems managers

Computer science teachers, postsecondary

Best Colleges for Knowledge Management

Largest Knowledge Management Programs

About Knowledge Management

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