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2023 Most Popular Information Technology Schools in Rhode Island

7 Colleges
$44,542 Avg Salary
$31,000 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Information Technology School for You

Information Technology is the #66 most popular major in Rhode Island with 87 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Most Popular Information Technology Schools in Rhode Island ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 7 schools in Rhode Island 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Information Technology Colleges.

Our analysis found New England Institute of Technology to be the most popular school for information technology students who want to pursue a degree in Rhode Island. New England Tech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of East Greenwich.

The average amount in student loans that IT majors at New England Tech take out is $31,000.

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Out of the 7 schools in Rhode Island that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Rhode Island landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Kingston, URI is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 7 schools in Rhode Island that were part of this year’s ranking, Johnson & Wales University - Providence landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Providence, JWU Providence is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Community College of Rhode Island is a great place for information technology students. Located in the small city of Warwick, CCRI is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Roger Williams University is a great place for information technology students. Located in the large suburb of Bristol, RWU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Lincoln Technical Institute - Lincoln came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Information Technology Schools in Rhode Island ranking. Located in the large suburb of Lincoln, Lincoln Tech - Lincoln is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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#6

Brown University

Providence, RI

Brown University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular information technology programs. Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Providence.

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Best Information Technology Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Information Technology Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 397
Connecticut 74
New Hampshire 50
Maine 124
Vermont 210

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 7 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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