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2023 Most Popular Online Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

13 Colleges
$35,972 Avg Salary
$25,601 Avg Student Debt

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, information technology was ranked #42 in the country. In fact 40,555 degrees and certificates were handed out 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. 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.

The Most Popular Online Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which online associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online IT associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

#1

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

Our 2023 rankings named Purdue University Global the most popular online school in the Great Lakes Region for information technology students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 234 students majoring in IT at Purdue University Global, 74% are male and 26% are female.

While working on their Associate Degree, IT majors at Purdue University Global accumulate an average of around $29,456 in student debt.

Full Information Technology at Purdue University Global Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Fox Valley Technical College is a great place for information technology students working on their online associate degree. FVTC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Appleton.

About 21% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 79% are male.

On average, IT graduates from FVTC take out $17,688 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Read full report on Information Technology at Fox Valley Technical College

Out of the 13 online programs at schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, MyComputerCareer - Westerville landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Westerville, MyComputerCareer - Westerville is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

About 3% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 97% are male.

Read full report on Information Technology at MyComputerCareer - Westerville

#4

Baker College

Owosso, MI

Out of the 13 online programs at schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Baker College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the town of Owosso, Baker College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 25% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 75% are male.

IT majors at Baker College take out an average of $28,568 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Northcentral Technical College is a great place for information technology students working on their online associate degree. North Central Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Wausau.

About 25% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 75% are male.

Full Information Technology at Northcentral Technical College Report

Moraine Park Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for information technology students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Moraine Park Technical College is a small public school located in the small city of Fond du Lac.

About 28% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 72% are male.

IT majors at Moraine Park Technical College take out an average of $17,786 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Read full report on Information Technology at Moraine Park Technical College

James A Rhodes State College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small suburb of Lima, Rhodes State College is a public college with a small student population.

About 9% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 91% are male.

Read full report on Information Technology at James A Rhodes State College

Nicolet Area Technical College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the rural area of Rhinelander, Nicolet Area Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

About 40% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 60% are male.

Full Information Technology at Nicolet Area Technical College Report

#9

Franklin University

Columbus, OH

Franklin University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large city of Columbus, Franklin University is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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#10

Davenport University

Grand Rapids, MI

Davenport University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Grand Rapids, Davenport University is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Explore the most popular online information technology colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 637
Ohio 485
Illinois 510
Indiana 553
Wisconsin 376

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Information Technology is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.

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 13 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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