by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools Highly Focused on IT Major in District of Columbia” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 40,555 people earned their degree in information technology, making the major the 42nd most popular in the United States. 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 District of Columbia, there were 473 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,604 and $28,425 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on IT Major in District of Columbia” ranking looked at 6 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 Highly Focused on IT Major in District of Columbia” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for district of columbia it students.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on IT Major in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, Strayer University - District of Columbia landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this small private for-profit school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified ’s IT students in 2020-2021.
Full Strayer University - District of Columbia Information Technology Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Career Technical Institute. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on IT Major in District of Columbia. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out ’s IT degrees to 48 students in 2020-2021.
Full Career Technical Institute Information Technology Report
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on IT Major in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the #3 spot on the list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s IT degrees to 227 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%.
Read more about Information Technology at George Washington University
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on IT Major in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, Strayer University - Global Region landed the #4 spot on the list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out ’s IT degrees to 54 students in 2020-2021.
Full Strayer University - Global Region Information Technology Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgetown University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on IT Major in District of Columbia list. Georgetown University is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 134 ’s IT degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
University of the Potomac - Washington DC Campus landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on IT Major in District of Columbia ranking. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this small private for-profit school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified ’s IT students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Information Technology at University of the Potomac - Washington DC Campus
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