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2023 Most Popular Information Technology Master's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Information Technology Master'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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Information Technology Master's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 233 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular master's 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Information Technology Master's Degree Colleges.

#1

Campbellsville University

Campbellsville, KY

Our 2023 rankings named Campbellsville University the most popular school in the United States for information technology students working on their master’s degree. Campbellsville University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the town of Campbellsville.

Women make up 26% of the IT majors at the school.

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#2

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, UT

Out of the 233 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Governors University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Salt Lake City, WGU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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

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Out of the 233 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 suburb of Adelphi, UMGC is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 28% of the IT majors at the school.

Full Information Technology at University of Maryland Global Campus Report

#4

University of the Cumberlands

Williamsburg, KY

Out of the 233 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of the Cumberlands landed the # 4 spot on the list. Cumberlands is a large private not-for-profit school located in the town of Williamsburg.

Of the 442 students majoring in IT at Cumberlands, 80% are male and 20% are female.

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#5

New York University

New York, NY

Out of the 233 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, New York University landed the # 5 spot on the list. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

Women make up 52% of the IT majors at the school.

Full Information Technology at New York University Report

#6

Wilmington University

New Castle, DE

Wilmington University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of New Castle, Wilmington University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 48% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 52% are male.

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#7

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

Carnegie Mellon University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 177 students majoring in IT at Carnegie Mellon, 64% are male and 36% are female.

Full Information Technology at Carnegie Mellon University Report

American Public University System landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree information technology programs. Located in the town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 17% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 83% are male.

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George Washington University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Women make up 31% of the IT majors at the school.

Full Information Technology at George Washington University Report

#10

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

Grand Canyon University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for information technology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 19% of the IT majors at the school.

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#11

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

With a ranking of #11, Georgetown University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for information technology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Of the 134 students majoring in IT at Georgetown, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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Columbia University in the City of New York did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for information technology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #12 on the list. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

About 42% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 58% are male.

Full Information Technology at Columbia University in the City of New York Report

#13

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Capella University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 38% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 62% are male.

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#14

Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE

Bellevue University landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree information technology programs. Located in the suburb of Bellevue, Bellevue University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 23% of the IT majors at the school.

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus ranked #15 on this year’s Most Popular Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 57% of the IT majors at the school.

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#16

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

Purdue University Global landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree information technology programs. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 86 students majoring in IT at Purdue University Global, 85% are male and 15% are female.

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#17

National University

La Jolla, CA

National University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 85 students majoring in IT at National University, 80% are male and 20% are female.

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#18

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

DePaul University ranked #18 on this year’s Most Popular Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools list. DePaul is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

About 27% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 73% are male.

Full Information Technology at DePaul University Report

Brigham Young University - Provo landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree information technology programs. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Provo.

Women make up 14% of the IT majors at the school.

Read full report on Information Technology at Brigham Young University - Provo

#20

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Johns Hopkins University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for information technology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #20 on the list. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 33% of the IT majors at the school.

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#20

Fordham University

Bronx, NY

With a ranking of #20, Fordham University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for information technology students working on their master’s degree. Fordham U is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bronx.

Women make up 28% of the IT majors at the school.

Full Information Technology at Fordham University Report

With a ranking of #22, University of Washington - Tacoma Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for information technology students working on their master’s degree. UW Tacoma is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Tacoma.

Of the 71 students majoring in IT at UW Tacoma, 75% are male and 25% are female.

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Washington University in St Louis came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

About 41% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 59% are male.

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#23

University of Dallas

Irving, TX

With a ranking of #23, University of Dallas did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for information technology students working on their master’s degree. UD is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Irving.

About 38% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 62% are male.

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Ottawa University - Phoenix ranked #25 on this year’s Most Popular Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools list. Ottawa University - Phoenix is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Phoenix.

Of the 64 students majoring in IT at Ottawa University - Phoenix, 59% are male and 41% are female.

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#26

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, VA
#27

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA
#31

ECPI University

Virginia Beach, VA

Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional popular schools for Information Technology students that almost earned our Most Popular Information Technology Master's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
36 Cornell University Ithaca, NY
36 University of Nevada - Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV
38 Sans Technology Institute Bethesda, MD
39 Concordia University, Saint Paul Saint Paul, MN
39 Saint Leo University Saint Leo, FL
41 Naval Postgraduate School Monterey, CA
42 Marymount University Arlington, VA
42 University of San Diego San Diego, CA
44 University of Houston Houston, TX
45 Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA
45 University of California - San Diego La Jolla, CA

Information Technology by Region

View the Most Popular Information Technology Master's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
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 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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