by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Michigan” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 31,531 people earned their degree in information technology, making the major the 35th most popular in the United States.
Across Michigan, there were 425 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 180 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,121 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Michigan” ranking, we looked at 6 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.
Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Michigan” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Michigan”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Walsh College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Michigan list. This small school is located in Troy, Michigan, and it awarded 30 masters’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lawrence Technological University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Michigan. Located in Southfield, Michigan, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 19 diplomas to qualified masters’s IT students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%.
Read more about Information Technology at Lawrence Technological University
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Michigan University landed the #3 spot on the list. Central Michigan is located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 106 masters’s IT degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Central Michigan University Information Technology Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Dearborn. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Michigan list. Dearborn, Michigan is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s IT degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Information Technology at University of Michigan - Dearborn
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oakland University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Michigan list. Located in Rochester Hills, Michigan, this fairly large public school awarded 12 degrees to qualified masters’s IT students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Ferris State University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Michigan ranking. Ferris State University is a public institution located in Big Rapids, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 33 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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