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Most Popular Information Technology Doctor's Degree Schools

2023 Most Popular Information Technology Doctor's Degree Schools

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$106,301 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Information Technology Doctor's Degree 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.

The Most Popular Information Technology Doctor's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in the United States to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Information Technology program at each school on the list.

Check out the IT doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

#1

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Our 2023 rankings named Capella University the most popular school in the United States for information technology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

About 26% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 74% are male.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Capitol Technology University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular information technology schools in the United States. Located in the suburb of Laurel, Capitol Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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

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#3

Marymount University

Arlington, VA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Marymount University is a great place for information technology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Arlington, Marymount is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 13 students majoring in IT at Marymount, 62% are male and 38% are female.

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#4

Dakota State University

Madison, SD

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Dakota State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular information technology schools in the United States. Located in the town of Madison, Dakota State is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 17% of the IT majors at the school.

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#5

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Nova Southeastern University is a great place for information technology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 7 students majoring in IT at NUS Florida, 86% are male and 14% are female.

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#6

St. Thomas University

Miami Gardens, FL

St. Thomas University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Information Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Miami Gardens, STU is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 33% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 67% are male.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for information technology students working on their doctor’s degree. UCCS is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Colorado Springs.

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Sam Houston State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Information Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. SHSU is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Huntsville.

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Naval Postgraduate School did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for information technology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the suburb of Monterey, Naval Postgraduate School is a public college with a small student population.

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#8

University of Tulsa

Tulsa, OK

University of Tulsa landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree information technology programs. University of Tulsa is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Tulsa.

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Information Technology by Region

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Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 12 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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