2023 Most Popular Information Technology Schools
Finding the Best Information Technology School for You
Information Technology is the #42 most popular major in the country with 40,555 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Most Popular Information Technology Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 1,173 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Information Technology program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Information Technology Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for IT majors pursuing a .
Top 25 Most Popular Schools in Information Technology
Our 2023 rankings named Western Governors University the most popular school in the United States for information technology students. Located in the suburb of Salt Lake City, WGU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
IT majors at WGU take out an average of $13,639 in student loans while working on their egree.
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Out of the 1,173 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Campbellsville University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Campbellsville University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Campbellsville.
Read full report on Information Technology at Campbellsville University
Out of the 1,173 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland Global Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Adelphi, UMGC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
On average, IT graduates from UMGC take out $20,722 in student loans while working on their degree.
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Out of the 1,173 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Phoenix - Arizona landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
While working on their degree, IT majors at UOPX - Arizona accumulate an average of around $29,534 in student debt.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means ECPI University is a great place for information technology students. Located in the large city of Virginia Beach, ECPI University is a private for-profit college with a large student population.
IT majors at ECPI University take out an average of $31,438 in student loans while working on their egree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $135, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
Read full report on Information Technology at ECPI University
American Public University System did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for information technology students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.
On average, IT graduates from American Military University take out $24,057 in student loans while working on their degree.
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Gwinnett Technical College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Information Technology Schools list. Located in the suburb of Lawrenceville, GTC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average amount in student loans that IT majors at GTC take out is $19,279.
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MyComputerCareer - Westerville came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Information Technology Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Westerville, MyComputerCareer - Westerville is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
IT majors at MyComputerCareer - Westerville take out an average of $14,464 in student loans while working on their egree.
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University of the Cumberlands did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for information technology students. It came in at #9 on the list. Cumberlands is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Williamsburg.
With a ranking of #10, Purdue University Global did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for information technology students. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public college with a very large student population.
On average, IT graduates from Purdue University Global take out $40,419 in student loans while working on their degree.
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New York University ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Information Technology Schools list. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
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Wilmington University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for information technology students. It came in at #12 on the list. Located in the large suburb of New Castle, Wilmington University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
After completing their degree, IT graduates from Wilmington University carry an average student debt load of $29,427.
Read full report on Information Technology at Wilmington University
With a ranking of #13, St Petersburg College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for information technology students. SPC is a very large public school located in the large city of Clearwater.
On average, IT graduates from SPC take out $25,112 in student loans while working on their degree.
The University of Texas at San Antonio came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Information Technology Schools ranking. UTSA is a very large public school located in the city of San Antonio.
The average amount in student loans that IT majors at UTSA take out is $22,422. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $162.
Read full report on Information Technology at The University of Texas at San Antonio
Northern Virginia Community College ranked #15 on this year’s Most Popular Information Technology Schools list. Northern Virginia Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Annandale.
On average, IT graduates from Northern Virginia Community College take out $13,750 in student loans while working on their degree.
Bellevue University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for information technology students. It came in at #15 on the list. Located in the suburb of Bellevue, Bellevue University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
While working on their degree, IT majors at Bellevue University accumulate an average of around $33,112 in student debt.
With a ranking of #17, Ivy Tech Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for information technology students. Ivy Tech Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.
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With a ranking of #18, Chattahoochee Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for information technology students. Located in the suburb of Marietta, Chattahoochee Technical College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Full Information Technology at Chattahoochee Technical College Report
Clover Park Technical College landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular information technology programs. Located in the city of Lakewood, CPTC is a public college with a small student population.
While working on their degree, IT majors at CPTC accumulate an average of around $15,625 in student debt.
Broward College landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular information technology programs. BC is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fort Lauderdale.
Anne Arundel Community College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Information Technology Schools ranking. AACC is a large public school located in the suburb of Arnold.
After completing their degree, IT graduates from AACC carry an average student debt load of $14,500.
Sans Technology Institute did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for information technology students. It came in at #22 on the list. Sans Technology Institute is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Bethesda.
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With a ranking of #23, Capella University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for information technology students. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
The average amount in student loans that IT majors at Capella University take out is $37,397.
Tarrant County College District came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Information Technology Schools ranking. Tarrant County College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fort Worth.
Champlain College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Information Technology Schools ranking. Champlain is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Burlington.
After completing their degree, IT graduates from Champlain carry an average student debt load of $26,716.
Rest of the Top 50 Most Popular Information Technology Schools
Additional Award Winners
This section represents the rest of the schools awarded a Most Popular Information Technology Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 1173 different United States information technology schools we analyzed.
Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional popular schools for Information Technology students that almost earned our Most Popular Information Technology Schools award.
Information Technology by Region
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Majors Related to IT
Information Technology is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to IT
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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