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Most Popular Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in Mississippi

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2023 Most Popular Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in Mississippi

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

Finding the Best Information Technology Associate Degree School for You

With 49 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, information technology is the #111 most popular major in Mississippi.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Most Popular Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in Mississippi to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in Mississippi to see which ones were the most popular associate degree 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for IT majors pursuing a associate degree.

#1

Hinds Community College

Raymond, MS

Our analysis found Hinds Community College to be the most popular school for information technology students who want to pursue a associate degree in Mississippi. Hinds Community College is a large public school located in the town of Raymond.

About 19% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 81% are male.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at East Mississippi Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular information technology schools in Mississippi. Located in the rural area of Scooba, EMCC is a public school with a small student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means East Central Community College is a great place for information technology students working on their associate degree. East Central Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Decatur.

Of the 3 students majoring in IT at East Central Community College, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Copiah-Lincoln Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in Mississippi list. Copiah-Lincoln Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Wesson.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Strayer University - Mississippi is a great place for information technology students working on their associate degree. Strayer University - Mississippi is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Jackson.

While working on their Associate Degree, IT majors at Strayer University - Mississippi accumulate an average of around $27,968 in student debt.

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Best Information Technology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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
Florida 1,470
Tennessee 37
Kentucky 2,193
South Carolina 84
Louisiana 85
Arkansas 55
Alabama 176
West Virginia 758

One of 10 majors within the area of study, information technology has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 5 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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