by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on IT Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.
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 the Middle Atlantic region, there were 7,823 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,272 and $24,278 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 24 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $77,076 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on IT Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in information technology. That schools that top this list have a program in information technology in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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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 Doctorate Highly Focused on IT Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on IT Major in the Middle Atlantic Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Capitol Technology University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on IT Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Laurel, Maryland, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 24 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s IT students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 2 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on IT Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Carnegie Mellon University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 177 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s IT students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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