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2023 Most Popular Information Technology Schools in South Carolina

15 Colleges
$42,530 Avg Salary
$23,492 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Information Technology School for You

Information Technology is the #104 most popular major in South Carolina with 84 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Information Technology Schools in South Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in South Carolina 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.

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

#1

Trident Technical College

Charleston, SC

Our 2023 rankings named Trident Technical College the most popular school in South Carolina for information technology students. Trident Technical College is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Charleston.

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#2

Limestone College

Gaffney, SC

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Limestone College is a great place for information technology students. Limestone College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Gaffney.

On average, IT graduates from Limestone College take out $34,460 in student loans while working on their degree.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Horry-Georgetown Technical College is a great place for information technology students. Located in the small city of Conway, Horry-Georgetown Technical College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Out of the 15 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Strayer University - South Carolina landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Greenville, Strayer University - South Carolina is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

IT majors at Strayer University - South Carolina take out an average of $32,810 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#5

Aiken Technical College

Graniteville, SC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Aiken Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Technology Schools in South Carolina list. Aiken Technical College is a small public school located in the rural area of Graniteville.

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#5

Piedmont Technical College

Greenwood, SC

The excellent programs at Piedmont Technical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best information technology schools in South Carolina. Located in the distant town of Greenwood, Piedmont Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

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Central Carolina Technical College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Information Technology Schools in South Carolina ranking. Located in the city of Sumter, Central Carolina is a public school with a small student population.

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Greenville Technical College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular information technology programs. Located in the city of Greenville, GTC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Coastal Carolina University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Information Technology Schools in South Carolina list. Coastal Carolina University is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Conway.

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With a ranking of #10, University of South Carolina - Columbia did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for information technology students. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, UofSC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Information Technology at University of South Carolina - Columbia Report

Best Information Technology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Information Technology Schools 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
Louisiana 85
Arkansas 55
Alabama 176
Mississippi 49
West Virginia 758

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 15 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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