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When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value IT Schools in North Carolina For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Information Technology is the 42nd most popular major in the country with 40,555 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, information technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $46,525 and had an average of $26,794 in loans still to pay off.
Across North Carolina, there were 184 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,352 and $24,636 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value IT Schools in North Carolina For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in information technology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent information technology programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the information technology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value IT Schools in North Carolina For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Value IT Schools in North Carolina For Those Making $75-$110k
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value IT Schools in North Carolina For Those Making $75-$110k.
Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value IT Schools in North Carolina For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Wake Technical Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Raleigh, North Carolina, and it awarded 5 ’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
Wake Technical Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Information Technology Schools in North Carolina” list. It costs about $10,250 for north carolina it students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Wake Technical Community College.
Read full report on Information Technology at Wake Technical Community College
Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value IT Schools in North Carolina For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina A & T State University landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Greensboro, North Carolina, and it awarded 50 ’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
NC A&T not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Information Technology Schools in North Carolina” list. The yearly cost to attend NC A&T is $15,895 for north carolina it students whose families make $75-$110k.
Read full report on Information Technology at North Carolina A & T State University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value IT Schools in North Carolina For Those Making $75-$110k. UNC Charlotte is a public institution located in Charlotte, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 34 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
UNC Charlotte also made our “Best Information Technology Schools in North Carolina” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $21,011 for north carolina it students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend UNC Charlotte.
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 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Information Technology at UNC Charlotte
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Campbell University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value IT Schools in North Carolina For Those Making $75-$110k list. Campbell is a private not-for-profit institution located in Buies Creek, North Carolina. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 24 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Campbell also took the #2 spot in our “Best Information Technology Schools in North Carolina” ranking. It costs about $29,128 for North Carolina IT students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Campbell.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Information Technology at Campbell University
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References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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