156
Colleges
5,415,716
Bachelor's Degrees
$18,657
Avg Cost*
In 2021-2022, N/A people earned their bachelor's in information technology, making the major the #54 most popular in the United States.
This year's Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Information Technology ranking looked at 156 colleges that offer a bachelor's in it. To us, 'best value' doesn't just mean the school with the lowest overall costs. Instead, we are looking at those it schools that offer a high quality educational experience at a price lower than expected.
To determine the average cost, we look at total expenses - such as tuition, fees, room and board, books, and other related expenses - and then subtract the average financial award a student receives. Knowing this amount can help you determine how much you may have to borrow in loans or take out of savings. Depending on your income and other factors, the cost for you to attend a particular school may be more or less.
One Size Does Not Fit All
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Value IT Schools list to help you make the college decision.
In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat.
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The following schools top our list of the Best Information Technology Colleges for the Money.
Brigham Young University - Provo landed the #1 spot in our 2024 rankings for best value information technology schools. Located in the midsize city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, BYU also is in the top 5% of our Best Information Technology Schools ranking.
The average amount of time it takes for a student to receive their degree at BYU is 5.2 years, and the estimated yearly cost for the school is $12,451. When we combine these numbers, we estimate that the cost to get a bachelor’s degree from BYU is $64,123. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.
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Our rankings recognize Western Governors University as the #2 school in this year's rankings. WGU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Salt Lake City. On top of its placing in our value rankings, WGU also did well on our Best Information Technology Schools list. It's in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.
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American Public University System landed the #3 spot in our 2024 rankings for best value information technology schools. American Military University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the town of Charles Town. American Military University also claimed a spot on our Best Information Technology Schools list. It's in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.
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Our rankings recognize Bellevue University as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Bellevue University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Bellevue. On top of its placing in our value rankings, Bellevue University also did well on our Best Information Technology Schools list. It's in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
It takes the average student at Bellevue University about 4.6 years to graduate, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $17,110. When we combine these numbers, we estimate that the cost to get a bachelor’s degree from Bellevue University is $79,048. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.
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The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Wilmington University. Wilmington University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of New Castle. Wilmington University excels when it comes to quality. It's ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Information Technology Schools list.
When students graduate in a lesser amount of time, they can save thousands of dollars.
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The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Dakota State University. Dakota State is a small public school located in the town of Madison. In addition to its great value ranking, Dakota State is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Information Technology Schools list.
At Dakota State, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 4.4 years, and it costs about $20,599 per year to attend the school. Thus, the average cost to get a bachelor’s degree from the Dakota State is $90,842. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.
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University of Maryland Global Campus earned the #8 spot in our 2024 rankings. UMGC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Adelphi. In addition to its great value ranking, UMGC is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Information Technology Schools list.
When students graduate in a lesser amount of time, they can save thousands of dollars.
Full Information Technology at University of Maryland Global Campus Report
Collin County Community College District comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. Located in the medium-sized suburb of McKinney, Collin County Community College District is a public school with a fairly large student population. Collin County Community College District excels when it comes to quality. It's ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Information Technology Schools list.
Full Information Technology at Collin County Community College District Report
Florida State College at Jacksonville landed the #10 spot in our 2024 rankings for best value information technology schools. Located in the large city of Jacksonville, FSCJ is a public college with a very large student population.
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Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- 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.
