by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools Highly Focused on IT Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Information Technology is the 35th most popular major in the country with 31,531 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 3,731 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on IT Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 100 colleges that offer a degree in information technology. That schools that top this list have a program in information technology in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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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 Highly Focused on IT Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” 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 middle atlantic region it students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Strayer University - Delaware. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on IT Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Strayer University - Delaware is a small private for-profit school situated in Newark, Delaware. It awarded 8 ’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Information Technology at Strayer University - Delaware
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Peirce College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on IT Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Peirce College is a small school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 34 ’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stella and Charles Guttman Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on IT Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. New York, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s IT degrees to 24 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carnegie Mellon University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on IT Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 495 degrees to qualified ’s IT students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Information Technology at Carnegie Mellon
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Strayer University - District of Columbia. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on IT Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This small school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 15 ’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Strayer University - District of Columbia Information Technology Report
Capitol Technology University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on IT Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Laurel, Maryland, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 15 diplomas to qualified ’s IT students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
New Jersey Institute of Technology ranked #7 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on IT Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Newark, New Jersey, this fairly large public school handed out 236 diplomas to qualified ’s IT students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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%.
The College of Westchester landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on IT Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. The College of Westchester is a small private for-profit school situated in White Plains, New York. It awarded 16 ’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
Stevens Institute of Technology did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on IT Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #9. Stevens is a medium-sized school located in Hoboken, New Jersey that handed out 163 ’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Stevens Institute of Technology Information Technology Report
Towson University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on IT Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Towson, Maryland, this large public school awarded 314 diplomas to qualified ’s IT students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Baltimore City Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on IT Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Baltimore, Maryland, this small public school awarded 50 degrees to qualified ’s IT students in 2020-2021.
Full Baltimore City Community College Information Technology Report
Rutgers University - Newark came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on IT Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Newark, New Jersey is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s IT degrees to 190 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, 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.
Read more about Information Technology at Rutgers University - Newark
With a ranking of #13, Washington & Jefferson College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on IT Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This small school is located in Washington, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 14 ’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
La Roche University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on IT Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. La Roche University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 19 ’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%.
Read full report on Information Technology at La Roche University
University of Pittsburgh - Bradford ranked #15 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on IT Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Bradford, Pennsylvania, this small public school handed out 12 degrees to qualified ’s IT students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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 full report on Information Technology at University of Pittsburgh - Bradford
Strayer University - Maryland ranked #16 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on IT Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Strayer University - Maryland is a small private for-profit school situated in Suitland, Maryland. It awarded 27 ’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Strayer University - Maryland Information Technology Report
University of Pittsburgh - Greensburg landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on IT Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This small school is located in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 12 ’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%.
Read more about Information Technology at University of Pittsburgh - Greensburg
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ranked #18 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on IT Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Troy, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s IT degrees to 93 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Information Technology Report
Mildred Elley Albany did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on IT Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #19. Mildred Elley Albany is located in Albany, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 ’s IT degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Information Technology at Mildred Elley Albany
Keystone College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on IT Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #20. La Plume, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s IT degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
Cornell University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on IT Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #21. Cornell University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Ithaca, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 301 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Delaware Technical Community College - Terry landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on IT Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Dover, Delaware, and it awarded 69 ’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #23, County College of Morris did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on IT Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Randolph, New Jersey, this medium-sized public school handed out 47 diplomas to qualified ’s IT students in 2020-2021.
Gallaudet University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on IT Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Gallaudet University is a small school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 13 ’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Baruch College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on IT Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #25. Baruch College is a fairly large school located in New York, New York that handed out 177 ’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Information Technology at Baruch College
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