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 Master’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Rhode Island” 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 Rhode Island, there were 91 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,542 and $31,000 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 49 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,718 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Rhode Island” ranking, we looked at 5 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.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Rhode Island” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for rhode island master’s degree it students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johnson & Wales University - Providence. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Rhode Island list. Johnson & Wales University - Providence is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Providence, Rhode Island. It awarded 17 masters’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Information Technology at Johnson & Wales University - Providence
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Rhode Island that were part of this year’s ranking, Roger Williams University landed the #2 spot on the list. RWU is a small school located in Bristol, Rhode Island that handed out 8 masters’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, 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 New England Institute of Technology. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Rhode Island list. Located in East Greenwich, Rhode Island, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 6 degrees to qualified masters’s IT students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Rhode Island. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Rhode Island list. University of Rhode Island is a fairly large public school situated in Kingston, Rhode Island. It awarded 18 masters’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Rhode Island Information Technology Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brown University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Rhode Island list. Providence, Rhode Island is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s IT degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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%.
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