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 was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on IT Major in Utah” 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.
Across Utah, there were 3,051 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $70,099 and $26,240 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on IT Major in Utah” ranking, we looked at 8 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.
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 Utah” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for utah it students.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on IT Major in Utah that were part of this year’s ranking, Neumont College of Computer Science landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Salt Lake City, Utah, this small private for-profit school handed out 33 diplomas to qualified ’s IT students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Information Technology at Neumont College of Computer Science
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Governors University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on IT Major in Utah list. Western Governors University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Salt Lake City, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2,607 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on IT Major in Utah that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Provo landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Provo, Utah, and it awarded 223 ’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on IT Major in Utah that were part of this year’s ranking, LDS Business College landed the #4 spot on the list. Salt Lake City, Utah is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s IT degrees to 34 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Information Technology at LDS Business College
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on IT Major in Utah that were part of this year’s ranking, Snow College landed the #5 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Ephraim, Utah, and it awarded 15 ’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
Utah Valley University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on IT Major in Utah ranking. UVU is located in Orem, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 83 ’s IT degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.
Southern Utah University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on IT Major in Utah ranking. This fairly large school is located in Cedar City, Utah, and it awarded 11 ’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Information Technology at Southern Utah University
Weber State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on IT Major in Utah ranking, coming in at #8. WSU is located in Ogden, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 ’s IT degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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