by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Virginia” ranking - to help you make that 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 Virginia, there were 1,738 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,411 and $24,154 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 461 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,553 and $27,844 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Virginia” ranking, we looked at 12 colleges that offer 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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Virginia” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Virginia”.
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, ECPI University landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and it awarded 366 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ferrum College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Virginia list. This small school is located in Ferrum, Virginia, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Old Dominion University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Virginia. Old Dominion University is a large public school situated in Norfolk, Virginia. It awarded 67 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, American National University landed the #4 spot on the list. American National University is a small private for-profit school situated in Salem, Virginia. It awarded 3 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
Full American National University Information Technology Report
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Randolph - Macon College landed the #5 spot on the list. Randolph - Macon is a small school located in Ashland, Virginia that handed out 4 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Information Technology at Randolph - Macon College
With a ranking of #6, Bluefield College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Virginia list. Bluefield College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bluefield, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Richmond came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Virginia ranking. Located in University of Richmond, Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s IT students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read more about Information Technology at University of Richmond
Shenandoah University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Virginia ranking, coming in at #8. Shenandoah is a private not-for-profit institution located in Winchester, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read more about Information Technology at Shenandoah University
Radford University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Virginia ranking. Radford is a public institution located in Radford, Virginia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Liberty University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Virginia ranking, coming in at #10. Liberty University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Lynchburg, Virginia. It awarded 7 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
Regent University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Virginia ranking, coming in at #11. Regent University is a fairly large school located in Virginia Beach, Virginia that handed out 0 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Information Technology at Regent University
Strayer University - Virginia came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Virginia ranking. Arlington, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s IT degrees to 46 students in 2020-2021.
Full Strayer University - Virginia Information Technology Report
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