by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Tennessee” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Information Technology is the 35th most popular major in the country with 31,531 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Tennessee, there were 683 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 114 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,466 and $26,819 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Tennessee” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in information technology. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their information technology program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Tennessee” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for tennessee bachelor’s degree it students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend King University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Tennessee list. King is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Bristol, Tennessee. It awarded 26 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Strayer University - Tennessee landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Memphis, Tennessee, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Strayer University - Tennessee Information Technology Report
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Trevecca Nazarene University landed the #3 spot on the list. Trevecca Nazarene University is located in Nashville, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 27 bachelors’s IT degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Le Moyne - Owen College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Tennessee. This small school is located in Memphis, Tennessee, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lee University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Tennessee. Lee University is a small school located in Cleveland, Tennessee that handed out 12 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Austin Peay State University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Tennessee ranking. Austin Peay State University is located in Clarksville, Tennessee and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 32 bachelors’s IT degrees to qualified students.
Full Austin Peay State University Information Technology Report
Lipscomb University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Tennessee ranking, coming in at #7. Lipscomb University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Nashville, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Union University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Tennessee ranking, coming in at #8. Union is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Jackson, Tennessee. It awarded 2 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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.
Tusculum University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Tennessee ranking. Tusculum is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Greeneville, Tennessee. It awarded 0 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Information Technology at Tusculum University
South College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Tennessee ranking. Located in Knoxville, Tennessee, this medium-sized private for-profit school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s IT students in 2020-2021.
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