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2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Florida

6 Ranked Colleges
130 Degrees Awarded
$18,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value IT Schools for a Master's in Florida

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Florida” ranking.

Information Technology is the 46th most popular major in the country with 38,958 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 Florida, there were 2,372 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,236 and $24,130 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 130 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,589 and $45,697 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Florida” ranking looked at 6 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the information technology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Florida

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Florida.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Information Technology in Florida

#1

The University of Tampa

Tampa, Florida
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Tampa. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Florida. UT is a private not-for-profit institution located in Tampa, Florida. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 17 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UT not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT are $11,870, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Saint Leo University

Saint Leo, Florida

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Leo University landed the #2 spot on the list. St. Leo University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Leo, Florida. It awarded 37 masters’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at St. Leo University, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Saint Leo University are $14,568, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Florida Institute of Technology

Melbourne, Florida
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida Institute of Technology. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Florida. This medium-sized school is located in Melbourne, Florida, and it awarded 11 masters’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.

Florida Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Florida Institute of Technology are $22,588.

Read more about Information Technology at Florida Institute of Technology

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida International University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Florida list. FIU is located in Miami, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 26 masters’s IT degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at FIU, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida International University are $24,211, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Nova Southeastern University landed the #5 spot on the list. Fort Lauderdale, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s IT degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NUS Florida, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at NUS Florida are $22,242.

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Strayer University - Florida came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Florida ranking. This small school is located in Tampa, Florida, and it awarded 3 masters’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.

Strayer University - Florida also made our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at Strayer University - Florida are $15,135, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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Notes and References

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

Footnotes

  • *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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