by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended IT Major for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 31,531 people earned their degree in information technology, making the major the 35th most popular in the United States.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 5,927 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,425 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended IT Major for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 131 colleges that offered a degree in information technology. To top this list, a school must have a successful information technology program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Well Attended IT Major for a Master’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree it students.
Out of the 131 schools in the Most Well Attended IT Major for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Governors University landed the #1 spot on the list. WGU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Salt Lake City, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 631 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of the Cumberlands. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended IT Major for a Master’s list. University of the Cumberlands is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Williamsburg, Kentucky. It awarded 462 masters’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Carnegie Mellon University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended IT Major for a Master’s. Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large school located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that handed out 438 masters’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
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 impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, 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 96%.
Read full report on Information Technology at Carnegie Mellon
Out of the 131 schools in the Most Well Attended IT Major for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Grand Canyon University landed the #4 spot on the list. Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit institution located in Phoenix, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 210 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Information Technology at Grand Canyon University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - Newark. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended IT Major for a Master’s list. Rutgers University - Newark is a public institution located in Newark, New Jersey. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 190 masters’s 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Read full report on Information Technology at Rutgers Newark
University of Cincinnati - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended IT Major for a Master’s ranking. Cincinnati, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s IT degrees to 182 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%.
Read full report on Information Technology at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus
Baruch College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended IT Major for a Master’s list. Baruch College is a fairly large school located in New York, New York that handed out 177 masters’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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Stevens Institute of Technology landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended IT Major for a Master’s ranking. Stevens Institute of Technology is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hoboken, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 155 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of Washington - Seattle Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended IT Major for a Master’s ranking. Located in Seattle, Washington, this large public school awarded 130 degrees to qualified masters’s IT students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Cornell University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended IT Major for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #10. Ithaca, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s IT degrees to 122 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%. 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.
With a ranking of #11, University of Maryland - College Park did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended IT Major for a Master’s list. Located in College Park, Maryland, this large public school awarded 115 degrees to qualified masters’s IT students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Information Technology at University of Maryland - College Park
Kennesaw State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended IT Major for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #11. Kennesaw State University is a large public school situated in Kennesaw, Georgia. It awarded 115 masters’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
With a ranking of #13, University of Arizona did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended IT Major for a Master’s list. University of Arizona is a public institution located in Tucson, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 114 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Information Technology at University of Arizona
University of Denver came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended IT Major for a Master’s ranking. This fairly large school is located in Denver, Colorado, and it awarded 114 masters’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Central Michigan University ranked #15 on this year’s Most Well Attended IT Major for a Master’s list. Central Michigan is a fairly large school located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan that handed out 106 masters’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Illinois Institute of Technology landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended IT Major for a Master’s ranking. Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 105 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. 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.
Full Illinois Institute of Technology Information Technology Report
American InterContinental University - Online ranked #17 on this year’s Most Well Attended IT Major for a Master’s list. AIU Online is a fairly large private for-profit school situated in Schaumburg, Illinois. It awarded 97 masters’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Information Technology at American InterContinental University - Online
Iowa State University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended IT Major for a Master’s ranking. Located in Ames, Iowa, this large public school handed out 93 degrees to qualified masters’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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #19, Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended IT Major for a Master’s list. Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is a large school located in Colorado Springs, Colorado that handed out 84 masters’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Information Technology at Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs
Towson University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended IT Major for a Master’s ranking. Towson is a public institution located in Towson, Maryland. The school has a large population, and it awarded 76 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Northern Illinois University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended IT Major for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #20. NIU is located in Dekalb, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 76 masters’s IT degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Information Technology at Northern Illinois University
University of North Carolina at Charlotte came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended IT Major for a Master’s ranking. University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a large public school situated in Charlotte, North Carolina. It awarded 75 masters’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Information Technology at University of North Carolina at Charlotte
University of Washington - Tacoma Campus came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended IT Major for a Master’s ranking. University of Washington - Tacoma Campus is a public institution located in Tacoma, Washington. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 70 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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 University of Washington - Tacoma Campus
Middle Georgia State University ranked #24 on this year’s Most Well Attended IT Major for a Master’s list. Middle Georgia State University is a medium-sized school located in Macon, Georgia that handed out 69 masters’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Information Technology at Middle Georgia State University
Florida State University ranked #25 on this year’s Most Well Attended IT Major for a Master’s list. Florida State University is located in Tallahassee, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 64 masters’s IT degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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