2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region
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In 2019-2020, 38,958 people earned their degree in information technology, making the major the 46th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, information technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $39,044 and had an average of $25,781 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 12,308 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,600 and $26,616 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,666 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value IT Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 39 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in information technology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality information technology programs that also have a lower cost than 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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Best Value IT Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value IT Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Information Technology in the Southeast Region
Out of the 39 schools in the Best Value IT Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, American Public University System landed the #1 spot on the list. Charles Town, West Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s IT degrees to 413 students in 2019-2020.
American Military University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for American Military University is $10,222 for southeast region bachelor’s degree it students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 98%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Out of the 39 schools in the Best Value IT Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Palm Beach State College landed the #2 spot on the list. Palm Beach State College is a large school located in Lake Worth, Florida that handed out 60 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.
Palm Beach State College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #13 on our “Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $2,651 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree IT students per year to attend Palm Beach State College.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend ECPI University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. ECPI University is a private for-profit institution located in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 316 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
ECPI University also made our “Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #9. It costs about $20,489 for southeast region bachelor’s degree it students per year to attend ECPI University.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend St Petersburg College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value IT Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. St Petersburg College is located in Clearwater, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 109 bachelors’s IT degrees to qualified students.
SPC also made our “Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #20. The estimated yearly cost for St Petersburg College is $3,226 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree IT students.
Out of the 39 schools in the Best Value IT Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida State College at Jacksonville landed the #5 spot on the list. Florida State College at Jacksonville is a large public school situated in Jacksonville, Florida. It awarded 28 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.
FSCJ also made our “Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #24. The yearly cost to attend FSCJ is $3,916 for southeast region bachelor’s degree it students.
With a ranking of #6, Kennesaw State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Kennesaw State University is a large public school situated in Kennesaw, Georgia. It awarded 60 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at KSU Georgia, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Kennesaw State University is $17,221 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree IT students.
University of North Georgia landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. University of North Georgia is a fairly large public school situated in Dahlonega, Georgia. It awarded 19 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.
UNG also made our “Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #14. It costs about $10,396 for southeast region bachelor’s degree it students per year to attend UNG.
Herzing University - Birmingham ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value IT Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Birmingham, Alabama, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.
Herzing University - Birmingham did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #17 on our “Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $26,680 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree IT students per year to attend Herzing University - Birmingham.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Information Technology at Herzing University - Birmingham
Herzing University - Atlanta landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 13 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s IT students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Herzing University - Atlanta, the school also landed the #19 spot in our “Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Herzing University - Atlanta is $25,542 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree IT students.
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Strayer University - Virginia ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value IT Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Strayer University - Virginia is a private for-profit institution located in Arlington, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Strayer University - Virginia is $24,041 for southeast region bachelor’s degree it students.
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With a ranking of #11, Murray State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Murray State University is located in Murray, Kentucky and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 27 bachelors’s IT degrees to qualified students.
Murray State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #15 on our “Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Murray State is $11,390 for southeast region bachelor’s degree it students.
Hodges University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value IT Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Naples, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s IT degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.
International College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #18 on our “Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $21,577 for southeast region bachelor’s degree it students per year to attend International College.
With a ranking of #13, The University of West Florida did quite well on the 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Pensacola, Florida, this fairly large public school handed out 22 degrees to qualified bachelors’s IT students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UWF, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UWF is $7,406 for southeast region bachelor’s degree it students.
With a ranking of #14, Rasmussen University - Florida did quite well on the 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Ocala, Florida, this medium-sized private for-profit school handed out 44 degrees to qualified bachelors’s IT students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Rasmussen University - Florida is $19,144 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree IT students.
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With a ranking of #15, Herzing University - Kenner did quite well on the 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Herzing University - Kenner is a small school located in Kenner, Louisiana that handed out 3 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Herzing University - Kenner, the school also landed the #23 spot in our “Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Herzing University - Kenner is $24,248 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree IT students.
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University of Phoenix - Florida did quite well in the 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #16. Located in Orlando, Florida, this small private for-profit school handed out 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’s IT students in 2019-2020.
The student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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Strayer University - Florida came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value IT Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Tampa, Florida, this small private for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s IT students in 2019-2020.
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Sullivan University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Value IT Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Sullivan University is a private for-profit institution located in Louisville, Kentucky. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Sullivan University is $22,392 for southeast region bachelor’s degree it students.
Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
With a ranking of #19, University of Alabama in Huntsville did quite well on the 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Huntsville, Alabama, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.
UAH did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Alabama in Huntsville is $15,860 for southeast region bachelor’s degree it students.
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Georgia College & State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #20. Located in Milledgeville, Georgia, this medium-sized public school awarded 51 degrees to qualified bachelors’s IT students in 2019-2020.
Georgia College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $19,691 for southeast region bachelor’s degree it students per year to attend Georgia College & State University.
The low student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%.
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Augusta University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #21. This medium-sized school is located in Augusta, Georgia, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.
Augusta University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Augusta University is $11,136 for southeast region bachelor’s degree it students.
With a ranking of #22, Radford University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Radford, Virginia, this fairly large public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s IT students in 2019-2020.
Radford did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #16 on our “Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Radford is $16,447 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree IT students.
With a ranking of #23, Herzing University - Winter Park did quite well on the 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Herzing University - Winter Park is a private not-for-profit institution located in Winter Park, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $24,150 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree IT students per year to attend Herzing University - Winter Park.
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Strayer University - Alabama did quite well in the 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #24. Birmingham, Alabama is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s IT degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Strayer University - Alabama is $24,593 for southeast region bachelor’s degree it students.
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With a ranking of #25, Broward College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend BC is $12,649 for southeast region bachelor’s degree it students.
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- 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%.
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