by our College Data Analytics Team
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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 Ohio, there were 1,118 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,948 and $24,978 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 208 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,341 and $26,852 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Ohio” ranking analyzed 19 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 following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Ohio”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kent State University at Trumbull. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Ohio list. Kent State University at Trumbull is a public institution located in Warren, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Kent State University at Trumbull Information Technology Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Herzing University - Akron. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Ohio list. Herzing Akron is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Akron, Ohio. It awarded 5 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kent State University at Geauga. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Ohio. Kent State University at Geauga is a small school located in Burton, Ohio that handed out 5 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Information Technology at Kent State University at Geauga
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kent State University at Ashtabula. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Ohio list. Kent State University at Ashtabula is located in Ashtabula, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s IT degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Information Technology at Kent State University at Ashtabula
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Defiance College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Ohio list. Defiance College is located in Defiance, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s IT degrees to qualified students.
Kent State University at Stark came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Ohio ranking. Kent State University at Stark is a small school located in Canton, Ohio that handed out 9 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Information Technology at Kent State University at Stark
University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Ohio ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Cincinnati, Ohio, this large public school handed out 101 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s IT students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
Full University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Information Technology Report
With a ranking of #8, Lake Erie College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Ohio list. LEC is a small school located in Painesville, Ohio that handed out 2 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Information Technology at Lake Erie College
Franklin University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Ohio ranking, coming in at #9. Franklin University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Columbus, Ohio. It awarded 14 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Information Technology at Franklin University
With a ranking of #10, University of Akron Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Ohio list. University of Akron Main Campus is a public institution located in Akron, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 31 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Information Technology at University of Akron Main Campus
Wright State University - Main Campus landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Ohio ranking. Dayton, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s IT degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Information Technology at Wright State University - Main Campus
The University of Findlay landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Ohio ranking. Findlay is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Findlay, Ohio. It awarded 3 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% 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%.
Read full report on Information Technology at The University of Findlay
Kent State University at Tuscarawas came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Ohio ranking. New Philadelphia, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s IT degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Full Kent State University at Tuscarawas Information Technology Report
Tiffin University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Ohio ranking. Tiffin, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s IT degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Ashland University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Ohio ranking. Ashland, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s IT degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #16, Malone University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Ohio list. Located in Canton, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s IT students in 2020-2021.
University of Rio Grande landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Ohio ranking. University of Rio Grande is located in Rio Grande, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s IT degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Information Technology at University of Rio Grande
Kent State University at East Liverpool landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Ohio ranking. Located in East Liverpool, Ohio, this small public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s IT students in 2020-2021.
Full Kent State University at East Liverpool Information Technology Report
With a ranking of #16, Kent State University at Salem did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Ohio list. This small school is located in Salem, Ohio, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Information Technology at Kent State University at Salem
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