2023 Best Value Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in Florida
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Information Technology Associate Degree School for You
With 1,470 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, information technology is the #33 most popular major in Florida.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in Florida ranking. This report analyzed 14 schools in Florida to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for IT students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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.
Top 10 Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Hillsborough Community College the best value school in Florida for information technology students working on their associate degree. Located in the large city of Tampa, HCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at HCC are $2,506 a year. The average amount in student loans that IT majors at HCC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $18,244.
HCC also made our Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in Florida list, coming in at #4.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Florida State College at Jacksonville is a great value for information technology students working on their associate degree. FSCJ is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Jacksonville.
FSCJ undergraduate students pay an average of $2,657 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, IT graduates from FSCJ take out $16,494 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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Out of the 14 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Valencia College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Orlando, Valencia College is a public college with a very large student population.
Valencia College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,474 in in-state tuition and fees each year. IT majors at Valencia College take out an average of $20,736 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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The excellent associate degree programs at St Petersburg College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value information technology schools in Florida. SPC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Clearwater.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SPC are $2,682 per year. IT majors at SPC take out an average of $23,075 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
SPC also took the #5 spot in our Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in Florida rankings.
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The excellent associate degree programs at Seminole State College of Florida helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value information technology schools in Florida. Seminole State is a large public school located in the city of Sanford.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Seminole State are $3,131 per year. The average amount in student loans that IT majors at Seminole State take out while working on their Associate Degree is $18,341.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Seminole State also is in the top 20% of our Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in Florida ranking.
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Palm Beach State College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in Florida ranking. Palm Beach State College is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Lake Worth.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Palm Beach State College are $3,050 per year. The average amount in student loans that IT majors at Palm Beach State College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $11,731.
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Santa Fe College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree information technology programs. Located in the suburb of Gainesville, Santa Fe College is a public school with a large student population.
Santa Fe College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,563 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Associate Degree, IT majors at Santa Fe College accumulate an average of around $17,609 in student debt.
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Broward College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in Florida ranking. BC is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Fort Lauderdale.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BC are $2,830 per year. While working on their Associate Degree, IT majors at BC accumulate an average of around $11,361 in student debt.
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Miami Dade College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in Florida ranking. Located in the city of Miami, MDC is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at MDC are $2,838 a year.
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With a ranking of #10, Daytona State College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for information technology students working on their associate degree. Daytona State College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Daytona Beach.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Daytona State College are $3,106 a year. IT majors at Daytona State College take out an average of $17,344 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Daytona State College also did well on our Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in Florida list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Request InformationBest Value Information Technology Colleges in the Southeast Region
Explore all the Best Value Information Technology Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 944 |
| Virginia | 1,707 |
| North Carolina | 181 |
| Tennessee | 37 |
| Kentucky | 2,193 |
| South Carolina | 84 |
| Louisiana | 85 |
| Arkansas | 55 |
| Alabama | 176 |
| Mississippi | 49 |
| West Virginia | 758 |
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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 14 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.
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