2024 Best Information Technology Master's Degree Schools in Kentucky

Ranked #26 in popularity, information technology is one of the most sought-after master's degree programs in the nation. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Kentucky to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of information technology. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 2,118 master's degrees in information technology during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on information technology students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of information technology students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt information technology students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized information technology related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for information technology students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Information Technology Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Information Technology Master's Degree Schools in Kentucky ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

 

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Information Technology in Kentucky

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in information technology.

Top Kentucky Schools for a Master's in IT

1

Sullivan University
Louisville, KY

19 Annual Graduates

$74,418 Median Starting Salary

Sullivan University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a master's degree in information technology. Located in the city of Louisville, Sullivan University is a private for-profit university with a small student population.

Soon after graduating, it master's recipients usually earn about $74,418 at the beginning of their careers.

More information about a master’s in information technology from Sullivan University

1

Northern Kentucky University
Highland Heights, KY

8 Annual Graduates

Northern Kentucky University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a master's degree in information technology. Located in the suburb of Highland Heights, NKU is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in information technology from Northern Kentucky University

2

Murray State University
Murray, KY

2 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Murray State University if you want to pursue a master's degree in information technology. Murray State is a medium-sized public university located in the town of Murray.More information about a master’s in information technology from Murray State University

Best Information Technology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Information Technology Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	208	147
Georgia	190	136
Virginia	182	247
North Carolina	178	84
Tennessee	166	2
Alabama	151	85
Louisiana	147	17
South Carolina	146	5
Mississippi	145	3
Arkansas	121	11
West Virginia	112	171

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Rankings in Majors Related to IT

One of 10 majors within the Computer & Information Sciences area of study, Information Technology has other similar majors worth exploring.

IT Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Information Technology Management	1,661
Computer & IS Security	433
Information Technology Project Management	14
System, Networking, & LAN/WAN Management/Manager	10

Most Popular Majors Related to IT

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems	497
Computer Science	39
Information Science	18

Notes and References

• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Craig Dennis. More about our data sources and methodologies.