by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IT Major” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 9,181 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,425 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IT Major” ranking, we looked at 233 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.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IT Major”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Campbellsville University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IT Major. Campbellsville University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Campbellsville, Kentucky. It awarded 1,645 masters’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Information Technology at Campbellsville University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ottawa University - Milwaukee. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IT Major. Ottawa University - Milwaukee is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Brookfield, Wisconsin. It awarded 19 masters’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 2 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full Ottawa University - Milwaukee Information Technology Report
Out of the 233 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IT Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Ottawa University - Kansas City landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Overland Park, Kansas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 35 degrees to qualified masters’s IT students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on Information Technology at Ottawa University - Kansas City
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IT Major. Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Monterey, California. It awarded 57 masters’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 1 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read full report on Information Technology at Middlebury Institute
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ottawa University - Phoenix. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IT Major. Ottawa University - Phoenix is a small school located in Phoenix, Arizona that handed out 64 masters’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 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 Ottawa University - Phoenix
Capitol Technology University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IT Major ranking. Capitol Tech is located in Laurel, Maryland and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 35 masters’s IT degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Sans Technology Institute landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IT Major ranking. Sans Technology Institute is a small private for-profit school situated in Bethesda, Maryland. It awarded 43 masters’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Information Technology at Sans Technology Institute
University of the Cumberlands landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IT Major ranking. Williamsburg, Kentucky is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s IT degrees to 442 students in 2020-2021.
University of Dallas landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IT Major ranking. UD is a private not-for-profit institution located in Irving, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 66 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Wilmington University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IT Major ranking. Wilmington University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in New Castle, Delaware. It awarded 213 masters’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Information Technology at Wilmington University
University of Maryland Global Campus came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IT Major ranking. Located in Adelphi, Maryland, this large public school handed out 808 diplomas to qualified masters’s IT students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Hallmark University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IT Major list. Hallmark University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 17 masters’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Information Technology at Hallmark University
Hood College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IT Major ranking. Hood College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Frederick, Maryland. It awarded 28 masters’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #14, Dakota State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IT Major list. This small school is located in Madison, South Dakota, and it awarded 26 masters’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Information Technology at Dakota State University
St. Bonaventure University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IT Major list. Located in Saint Bonaventure, New York, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 24 degrees to qualified masters’s IT students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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 St. Bonaventure
Marymount University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IT Major ranking, coming in at #16. Marymount is located in Arlington, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 40 masters’s IT degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%.
University of Washington - Tacoma Campus landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IT Major ranking. University of Washington - Tacoma Campus is a medium-sized public school situated in Tacoma, Washington. It awarded 71 masters’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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%.
With a ranking of #18, Carnegie Mellon University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IT Major list. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 177 diplomas to qualified masters’s IT students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
With a ranking of #19, Stratford University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IT Major list. Stratford University is a small school located in Fairfax, Virginia that handed out 16 masters’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read full report on Information Technology at Stratford University
Talladega College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IT Major ranking, coming in at #20. Talladega College is located in Talladega, Alabama and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 masters’s IT degrees to qualified students.
Bellevue University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IT Major ranking. Located in Bellevue, Nebraska, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 91 diplomas to qualified masters’s IT students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Information Technology at Bellevue University
University of Maryland Eastern Shore landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IT Major ranking. Princess Anne, Maryland is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s IT degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full University of Maryland Eastern Shore Information Technology Report
New York University landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IT Major ranking. This large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 431 masters’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, 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.
With a ranking of #24, Florida Institute of Technology - Online did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IT Major list. Melbourne, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s IT degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Information Technology at Florida Institute of Technology - Online
Thomas College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IT Major ranking, coming in at #25. Thomas College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Waterville, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Information Technology at Thomas College
Not only did these schools make the top 35 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
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