If you plan on getting your bachelor's degree in
information technology, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #54 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 158 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for information technology students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 9,552 bachelor's degrees in information technology during the 2020-2021 academic year.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
Your choice of information technology for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality it program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:
Overall Quality Is a Must
The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we consider a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a combination of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
Average Early-Career Salaries
Average early-career salary of those graduating with their bachelor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your bachelor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.
Other Factors We Consider
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
- Major Focus - How much a school focuses on information technology students vs. other majors.
- Major Demand - How many other information technology students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
- Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
- Student Debt - How easy is it for information technology to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
- Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized information technology related body.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for information technology students working on their bachelor's degree.
The it school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Information Technology Bachelor's Degree Schools.
To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you.
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Featured Information Technology Programs
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Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in information technology. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
23 Top Schools for a Bachelor's in IT
Brigham Young University - Provo is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in information technology. Located in the medium-sized city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.
Those information technology students who get their bachelor's degree from Brigham Young University - Provo earn $18,769 more than the typical it student.
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Annual Graduates
$16,194
Median Student Debt
Western Governors University is a great decision for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in information technology. Located in the suburb of Salt Lake City, WGU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in information technology from Western Governors University
American Public University System is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in information technology. American Military University is a very large private for-profit university located in the fringe town of Charles Town.
Information Technology bachelor's degree recipients from American Public University System get an earnings boost of approximately $13,049 above the average earnings of information technology majors.
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George Washington University is a wonderful choice for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in information technology. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.
Information Technology bachelor's degree recipients from George Washington University get an earnings boost of approximately $23,749 above the average income of information technology majors.
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Located in the small city of Burlington, Champlain is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Those information technology students who get their bachelor's degree from Champlain College make $14,647 more than the standard it grad.
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