by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Florida” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 Florida, there were 2,905 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,097 and $22,241 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 652 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,395 and $25,950 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Florida” ranking, we looked at 21 colleges that offer a degree in information technology. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in information technology.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Florida” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for florida bachelor’s degree it students.
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 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Florida. This fairly large school is located in Tampa, Florida, and it awarded 66 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St Petersburg College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Florida list. SPC is a large public school situated in Clearwater, Florida. It awarded 140 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 21 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Leo University landed the #3 spot on the list. Saint Leo University is a medium-sized school located in Saint Leo, Florida that handed out 53 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 21 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Memorial University landed the #4 spot on the list. Florida Memorial University is a small school located in Miami Gardens, Florida that handed out 3 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Florida Memorial University Information Technology Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pensacola State College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Florida. Pensacola State College is a medium-sized school located in Pensacola, Florida that handed out 34 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
Rasmussen University - Florida landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Florida ranking. Located in Ocala, Florida, this medium-sized private for-profit school awarded 58 degrees to qualified bachelors’s IT students in 2020-2021.
Full Rasmussen University - Florida Information Technology Report
Hodges University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #7. 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 3 students in 2020-2021.
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Gulf Coast State College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #8. GCSC is a small public school situated in Panama City, Florida. It awarded 11 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Information Technology at Gulf Coast State College
Palm Beach State College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Florida ranking. Palm Beach State College is located in Lake Worth, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 66 bachelors’s IT degrees to qualified students.
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University of Miami came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Florida ranking. U Miami is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Coral Gables, Florida. It awarded 48 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Florida State College at Jacksonville came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Florida ranking. FSCJ is located in Jacksonville, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 68 bachelors’s IT degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Information Technology at Florida State College at Jacksonville
With a ranking of #12, The University of West Florida did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Florida list. The University of West Florida is a fairly large public school situated in Pensacola, Florida. It awarded 29 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
State College of Florida - Manatee - Sarasota landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Florida ranking. State College of Florida - Manatee - Sarasota is a medium-sized school located in Bradenton, Florida that handed out 14 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
Full State College of Florida - Manatee - Sarasota Information Technology Report
Full Sail University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Florida ranking. This large school is located in Winter Park, Florida, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
Broward College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #15. BC is a public institution located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 36 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Jacksonville University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #16. Located in Jacksonville, Florida, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’s IT students in 2020-2021.
University of South Florida - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #17. Located in Tampa, Florida, this large public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s IT students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Information Technology at University of South Florida - Main Campus
With a ranking of #18, Stetson University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Florida list. Stetson is located in DeLand, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s IT degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Miami Dade College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #18. Miami Dade College is located in Miami, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 87 bachelors’s IT degrees to qualified students.
Strayer University - Florida came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Florida ranking. Strayer University - Florida is a small school located in Tampa, Florida that handed out 9 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Strayer University - Florida Information Technology Report
Herzing University - Winter Park landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Florida ranking. Herzing University - Winter Park is located in Winter Park, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s IT degrees to qualified students.
Full Herzing University - Winter Park Information Technology Report
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