2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region
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Information Technology is the 37th most popular major in the country with 28,174 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
Across the Southeast region, there were 11,793 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 3,929 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value IT Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 64 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in information technology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent information technology programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the information technology program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value IT Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value IT Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Information Technology in the Southeast Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American Public University System. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Charles Town, West Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s IT degrees to 200 students in 2019-2020.
American Military University also made our “Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #20. The estimated yearly cost for American Military University is $10,222 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree IT students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 98%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Out of the 64 schools in the Best Value IT Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Seminole State College of Florida landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Sanford, Florida, and it awarded 136 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.
Seminole State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #21 on our “Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Seminole State College of Florida is $8,326 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree IT students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Tampa, Florida, this large public school awarded 206 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s IT students in 2019-2020.
USF Tampa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend USF Tampa is $8,355 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree IT students.
The low student loan default rate of 4.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Full University of South Florida - Main Campus Information Technology Report
Out of the 64 schools in the Best Value IT Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Strayer University - Virginia landed the #4 spot on the list. Arlington, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s IT degrees to 94 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Strayer University - Virginia, the school also landed the #14 spot in our “Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Strayer University - Virginia is $24,041 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree IT students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value IT Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. Tallahassee, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s IT degrees to 199 students in 2019-2020.
Florida State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $9,789 for southeast region bachelor’s degree it students per year to attend Florida State University.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #6, Florida International University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. FIU is a large school located in Miami, Florida that handed out 281 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree it students list, FIU has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend FIU is $7,296 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree IT students.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
With a ranking of #7, Harding University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Harding University is a small school located in Searcy, Arkansas that handed out 30 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.
Harding also took the #8 spot in our “Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Harding is $19,375 for southeast region bachelor’s degree it students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of Central Florida ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value IT Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Orlando, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s IT degrees to 201 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree it students list, UCF has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Central Florida is $10,274 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree IT students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
With a ranking of #9, Georgia Southern University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Statesboro, Georgia, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.
GaSou also took the #9 spot in our “Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Georgia Southern University is $15,536 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree IT students.
University of North Florida landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Jacksonville, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s IT degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNF, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UNF is $9,606 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree IT students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Kennesaw State University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value IT Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. KSU Georgia is a large school located in Kennesaw, Georgia that handed out 187 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.
KSU Georgia also took the #10 spot in our “Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $17,221 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree IT students per year to attend Kennesaw State University.
Full Kennesaw State University Information Technology Report
Indian River State College landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Fort Pierce, Florida, and it awarded 57 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Indian River State College is $2,003 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree IT students.
Full Indian River State College Information Technology Report
Strayer University - Florida did quite well in the 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #13. This small school is located in Tampa, Florida, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.
Full Strayer University - Florida Information Technology Report
With a ranking of #14, The University of West Florida did quite well on the 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Pensacola, Florida, this fairly large public school awarded 51 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s IT students in 2019-2020.
UWF not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #13 on our “Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $7,406 for southeast region bachelor’s degree it students per year to attend The University of West Florida.
With a ranking of #15, University of North Carolina at Pembroke did quite well on the 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. UNC Pembroke is a medium-sized school located in Pembroke, North Carolina that handed out 22 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $10,228 for southeast region bachelor’s degree it students per year to attend UNC Pembroke.
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Northern Kentucky University landed the #16 spot on the 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Highland Heights, Kentucky, this fairly large public school handed out 79 degrees to qualified bachelors’s IT students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree it students list, NKU has also earned the #17 rank in our “Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for NKU is $9,049 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree IT students.
With a ranking of #16, Liberty University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Liberty University is a large school located in Lynchburg, Virginia that handed out 169 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $28,903 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree IT students per year to attend Liberty University.
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Miami Dade College landed the #18 spot on the 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Miami, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s IT degrees to 108 students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend MDC is $4,842 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree IT students.
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Daytona State College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Value IT Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Daytona State College is located in Daytona Beach, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 45 bachelors’s IT degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for Daytona State College is $8,789 for southeast region bachelor’s degree it students.
Columbus State University landed the #20 spot on the 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Columbus, Georgia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s IT degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.
CSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #22 on our “Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for CSU is $12,058 for southeast region bachelor’s degree it students.
With a ranking of #21, Broward College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Fort Lauderdale, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s IT degrees to 102 students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $12,649 for southeast region bachelor’s degree it students per year to attend Broward College.
Shepherd University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #22. This small school is located in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.
Shepherd University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #24 on our “Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Shepherd University is $11,021 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree IT students.
University of South Alabama ranked #23 on this year’s Best Value IT Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. USA is a fairly large school located in Mobile, Alabama that handed out 27 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for University of South Alabama is $15,501 for southeast region bachelor’s degree it students.
University of North Alabama did quite well in the 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #24. Located in Florence, Alabama, this medium-sized public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified bachelors’s IT students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $14,130 for southeast region bachelor’s degree it students per year to attend University of North Alabama.
Athens State University landed the #25 spot on the 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Athens State University is a small school located in Athens, Alabama that handed out 4 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.
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References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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- *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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