2025 Best Information Technology Schools in Tennessee
9Colleges in Tennessee
653IT Degrees Awarded
Information Technology is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #35 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
College Factual looked at 9 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Information Technology Schools in Tennessee ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 653 degrees in information technology annually.
The it program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Information Technology rankings. For our Best Overall Information Technology School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
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Best Schools for Information Technology in Tennessee
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the it degrees they offer, see the list below.
Nashville State Community College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in information technology. Located in the city of Nashville, Nashville State Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population. This college ranks 27th out of 41 colleges for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were roughly 50 information technology students who graduated with this degree at Nashville State Community College in the most recent year we have data available.
Pellissippi State Community College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in information technology. Located in the suburb of Knoxville, Pellissippi State Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #1261 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Pellissippi State Community College is a great college overall.
There were about 78 information technology students who graduated with this degree at Pellissippi State Community College in the most recent data year.
Gain the specialized knowledge and critical-thinking skills required to begin a career in tech with this online associate degree from Southern New Hampshire University.
It's hard to beat University of Memphis if you wish to pursue a degree in information technology. UofM is a fairly large public university located in the city of Memphis. A Best Colleges rank of #807 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UofM is a great university overall.
There were roughly 89 information technology students who graduated with this degree at UofM in the most recent data year.
It is difficult to beat Volunteer State Community College if you wish to pursue a degree in information technology. VSCC is a medium-sized public college located in the suburb of Gallatin. This college ranks 23rd out of 41 schools for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were roughly 83 information technology students who graduated with this degree at VSCC in the most recent year we have data available.
Chattanooga State Community College is a medium-sized public college located in the city of Chattanooga. A Best Colleges rank of #897 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Chattanooga State Community College is a great college overall.
There were roughly 19 information technology students who graduated with this degree at Chattanooga State Community College in the most recent year we have data available.
Middle Tennessee State University is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Murfreesboro. A Best Colleges rank of #1036 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Middle Tennessee State University is a great university overall.
There were approximately 57 information technology students who graduated with this degree at Middle Tennessee State University in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the rural area of Blountville, Northeast State Technical Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population. This college ranks 40th out of 41 colleges for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were about 41 information technology students who graduated with this degree at Northeast State Technical Community College in the most recent data year.
Austin Peay State University is a medium-sized public university located in the midsize city of Clarksville. This university ranks 25th out of 41 colleges for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were approximately 26 information technology students who graduated with this degree at Austin Peay State University in the most recent year we have data available.
King is a small private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Bristol. This university ranks 26th out of 41 colleges for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were roughly 13 information technology students who graduated with this degree at King in the most recent year we have data available.
To stay competitive in today's information technology world, employees need to have training that goes beyond traditional computer programming and IT expertise.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
The it program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Information Technology rankings. For our Best Overall Information Technology School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
