2023 Best Value Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in Indiana
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Information Technology Associate Degree School for You
Information Technology is the #40 most popular major in Indiana with 553 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in Indiana to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Indiana to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for IT students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Indiana Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Information Technology
Our 2023 rankings named Ivy Tech Community College the best value school in Indiana for information technology students working on their associate degree. Ivy Tech Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.
Ivy Tech Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,637 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Associate Degree, IT majors at Ivy Tech Community College accumulate an average of around $16,610 in student debt.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Ivy Tech Community College also did well on our Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in Indiana list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Purdue University Global is a great value for information technology students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public school with a very large student population.
Purdue University Global undergraduate students pay an average of $10,125 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Associate Degree, IT graduates from Purdue University Global carry an average student debtload of $29,456.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 637 |
| Ohio | 485 |
| Illinois | 510 |
| Wisconsin | 376 |
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Information Technology Related Majors for IT
Information Technology is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Computer Information Systems | 88,434 |
| Computer Science | 59,565 |
| Information Science | 18,325 |
| Computer Systems Networking | 14,700 |
| Computer Software & Applications | 14,336 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Craig Dennis.
More about our data sources and methodologies.