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 has developed its “Schools Highly Focused on IT Major in Delaware” 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 Delaware, there were 399 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,287 and $31,119 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on IT Major in Delaware” ranking looked at 4 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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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools Highly Focused on IT Major in Delaware” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for delaware it students.
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on IT Major in Delaware that were part of this year’s ranking, Wilmington University landed the #1 spot on the list. Wilmington University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in New Castle, Delaware. It awarded 377 ’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Strayer University - Delaware. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on IT Major in Delaware. This small school is located in Newark, Delaware, and it awarded 2 ’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 4 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on IT Major in Delaware that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Delaware landed the #3 spot on the list. UD is a large public school situated in Newark, Delaware. It awarded 20 ’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. 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%.
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on IT Major in Delaware that were part of this year’s ranking, Delaware Technical Community College - Terry landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Dover, Delaware, this fairly large public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified ’s IT students in 2020-2021.
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