by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Virginia” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 Virginia, there were 1,738 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,411 and $24,154 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 247 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,799 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Virginia” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 Master’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Virginia” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for virginia master’s degree it students.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Marymount University landed the #1 spot on the list. Marymount University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Arlington, Virginia. It awarded 40 masters’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stratford University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Virginia list. Located in Fairfax, Virginia, this small private for-profit school awarded 16 diplomas to qualified masters’s IT students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Norfolk State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Virginia list. Norfolk, Virginia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s IT degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend ECPI University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Virginia. Virginia Beach, Virginia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out masters’s IT degrees to 54 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Strayer University - Virginia. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Virginia list. Strayer University - Virginia is a small school located in Arlington, Virginia that handed out 14 masters’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Information Technology at Strayer University - Virginia
Old Dominion University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Virginia ranking. This large school is located in Norfolk, Virginia, and it awarded 38 masters’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Information Technology at Old Dominion University
University of Virginia - Main Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Virginia ranking. University of Virginia is a large public school situated in Charlottesville, Virginia. It awarded 59 masters’s IT degrees 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
Read more about Information Technology at University of Virginia
George Mason University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Virginia list. GMU is located in Fairfax, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 masters’s IT degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Information Technology at George Mason University
With a ranking of #9, Virginia Commonwealth University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IT Major in Virginia list. VCU is a public institution located in Richmond, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Virginia Commonwealth University Information Technology Report
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