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2023 Most Popular Information Technology Schools in Mississippi

7 Colleges
$46,121 Avg Salary
$20,085 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Information Technology 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 Schools in Mississippi to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Mississippi to see which 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 programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Mississippi.

#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 degree in Mississippi. Hinds Community College is a large public school located in the town of Raymond.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend East Mississippi Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Information Technology Schools in Mississippi list. Located in the rural area of Scooba, EMCC is a public school with a small student population.

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#3

Alcorn State University

Alcorn State, MS

The excellent programs at Alcorn State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best information technology schools in Mississippi. Located in the remote area of Alcorn State, Alcorn State is a public school with a small student population.

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

Full Information Technology at East Central Community College Report

#4

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS

Out of the 7 schools in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Mississippi State is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Mississippi State.

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With a ranking of #6, Copiah-Lincoln Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for information technology students. Copiah-Lincoln Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Wesson.

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Strayer University - Mississippi landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular information technology programs. Strayer University - Mississippi is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Jackson.

On average, IT graduates from Strayer University - Mississippi take out $32,810 in student loans while working on their degree.

Full Information Technology at Strayer University - Mississippi Report

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 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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