2023 Best Value Information Technology Schools in Florida
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Information Technology 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Information Technology Schools in Florida to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 26 schools in Florida to see which 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.
Top 10 Best Information Technology Schools
Our analysis found Hillsborough Community College to be the best value school for information technology students who want to pursue a degree in Florida. Located in the large city of Tampa, HCC is a public school with a large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at HCC are $2,506 per year. IT majors at HCC take out an average of $15,555 in student loans while working on their egree.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, HCC also did well on our Best Information Technology Schools in Florida list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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The excellent programs at Valencia College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best information technology schools in Florida. Located in the large city of Orlando, Valencia College is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Valencia College are $2,474 a year. While working on their degree, IT majors at Valencia College accumulate an average of around $17,667 in student debt.
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The excellent programs at St Petersburg College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best information technology schools in Florida. SPC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Clearwater.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SPC are $2,682 a year. On average, IT graduates from SPC take out $25,112 in student loans while working on their degree.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, SPC also did well on our Best Information Technology Schools in Florida list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Florida State College at Jacksonville. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Information Technology Schools in Florida list. FSCJ is a very large public school located in the large city of Jacksonville.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at FSCJ are $2,657 per year. After completing their degree, IT graduates from FSCJ carry an average student debtload of $15,941.
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Out of the 26 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Seminole State College of Florida landed the # 5 spot on the list. Seminole State is a large public school located in the small city of Sanford.
Seminole State undergraduate students pay an average of $3,131 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Palm Beach State College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Information Technology Schools in Florida ranking. Palm Beach State College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Lake Worth.
Palm Beach State College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,050 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, IT majors at Palm Beach State College accumulate an average of around $11,169 in student debt.
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Santa Fe College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value information technology programs. Located in the midsize suburb of Gainesville, Santa Fe College is a public school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Santa Fe College are $2,563 a year.
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Broward College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for information technology students. It came in at #8 on the list. BC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fort Lauderdale.
BC undergraduate students pay an average of $2,830 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Miami Dade College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value information technology programs. Located in the city of Miami, MDC is a public college with a very large student population.
MDC undergraduate students pay an average of $2,838 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, IT graduates from MDC carry an average student debtload of $11,500.
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Daytona State College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Information Technology Schools in Florida ranking. Daytona State College is a large public school located in the city of Daytona Beach.
Daytona State College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,106 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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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 25 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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