by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 31,531 people earned their degree in information technology, making the major the 35th most popular in the United States.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 3,731 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,601 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,457 and $25,851 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 66 colleges that offer a degree in information technology. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in information technology.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree it students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Strayer University - Delaware. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Newark, Delaware is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s IT degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Information Technology at Strayer University - Delaware
Out of the 66 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Strayer University - District of Columbia landed the #2 spot on the list. Strayer University - District of Columbia is a private for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Strayer University - District of Columbia Information Technology Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Peirce College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Peirce College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%.
Read full report on Information Technology at Peirce College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Jersey Institute of Technology. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. NJIT is a public institution located in Newark, New Jersey. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 214 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
Full New Jersey Institute of Technology Information Technology Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The College of Westchester. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Located in White Plains, New York, this small private for-profit school awarded 16 degrees to qualified bachelors’s IT students in 2020-2021.
Full The College of Westchester Information Technology Report
Washington & Jefferson College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #6. Washington & Jefferson College is a small school located in Washington, Pennsylvania that handed out 14 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.
University of Pittsburgh - Bradford did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #7. Bradford, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s IT degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Strayer University - Maryland landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Suitland, Maryland is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s IT degrees to 27 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Information Technology at Strayer University - Maryland
University of Pittsburgh - Greensburg came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Pitt Greensburg is a small public school situated in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. It awarded 12 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #10, Keystone College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Keystone College is a private not-for-profit institution located in La Plume, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Towson University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Towson, Maryland is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s IT degrees to 218 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Gallaudet University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Gallaudet University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
La Roche University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. La Roche is a private not-for-profit institution located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
SUNY Cobleskill came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. SUNY Cobleskill is located in Cobleskill, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 bachelors’s IT degrees to qualified students.
Lehigh University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Lehigh University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. It awarded 59 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
With a ranking of #16, William Paterson University of New Jersey did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. William Paterson University is located in Wayne, New Jersey and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 54 bachelors’s IT degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.
Read full report on Information Technology at William Paterson University of New Jersey
Caldwell University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Caldwell is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Caldwell, New Jersey. It awarded 11 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Cornell University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Ithaca, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s IT degrees to 172 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Mount Aloysius College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #19. Cresson, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s IT degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
United States Naval Academy came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Annapolis, Maryland, this small public school handed out 21 degrees to qualified bachelors’s IT students in 2020-2021.
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Mount Saint Mary College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Mount Saint Mary College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Newburgh, New York. It awarded 9 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% 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%.
Point Park University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Point Park is a private not-for-profit institution located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
New York Institute of Technology did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #23. NYIT is a medium-sized school located in Old Westbury, New York that handed out 30 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Information Technology at New York Institute of Technology
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is located in Troy, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 32 bachelors’s IT degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Information Technology at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Frostburg State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #25. Frostburg, Maryland is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s IT degrees to 19 students in 2020-2021.
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