by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IT Major in Iowa” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 40,555 people earned their degree in information technology, making the major the 42nd most popular in the United States. 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 Iowa, there were 302 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,921 and $34,123 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 110 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,340 and $19,937 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IT Major in Iowa” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a degree in information technology. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their information technology program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for iowa associate degree it students.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IT Major in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Kirkwood Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, this fairly large public school handed out 34 diplomas to qualified associates’s IT students in 2020-2021.
Full Kirkwood Community College Information Technology Report
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IT Major in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, North Iowa Area Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. North Iowa Area Community College is a small school located in Mason City, Iowa that handed out 12 associates’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
Full North Iowa Area Community College Information Technology Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Des Moines Area Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IT Major in Iowa. Ankeny, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s IT degrees to 37 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Iowa Tech Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IT Major in Iowa list. Western Iowa Tech Community College is a medium-sized school located in Sioux City, Iowa that handed out 16 associates’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Western Iowa Tech Community College Information Technology Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hawkeye Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IT Major in Iowa. Waterloo, Iowa is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s IT degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
Full Hawkeye Community College Information Technology Report
With a ranking of #6, Eastern Iowa Community College District did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IT Major in Iowa list. Eastern Iowa Community Colleges is a medium-sized public school situated in Davenport, Iowa. It awarded 6 associates’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Eastern Iowa Community Colleges Information Technology Report
Iowa Western Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IT Major in Iowa ranking, coming in at #7. This medium-sized school is located in Council Bluffs, Iowa, and it awarded 11 associates’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Information Technology at Iowa Western Community College
Iowa Lakes Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IT Major in Iowa list. This small school is located in Estherville, Iowa, and it awarded 0 associates’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Information Technology at Iowa Lakes Community College
With a ranking of #7, Northwest Iowa Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IT Major in Iowa list. Northwest Iowa Community College is a small school located in Sheldon, Iowa that handed out 2 associates’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Northwest Iowa Community College Information Technology Report
Indian Hills Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IT Major in Iowa ranking, coming in at #7. This small school is located in Ottumwa, Iowa, and it awarded 0 associates’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
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