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 “Most Well Attended IT Major in Wisconsin for an Associate” 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 Wisconsin, there were 792 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,463 and $26,752 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 315 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,118 and $20,107 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended IT Major in Wisconsin for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 17 colleges that offer a degree in information technology. To top this list, a school must have a successful information technology program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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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 “Most Well Attended IT Major in Wisconsin for an Associate” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for wisconsin associate degree it students.
Out of the 17 schools in the Most Well Attended IT Major in Wisconsin for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Madison Area Technical College landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Madison, Wisconsin, and it awarded 56 associates’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Information Technology at Madison Area Technical College
Out of the 17 schools in the Most Well Attended IT Major in Wisconsin for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Fox Valley Technical College landed the #2 spot on the list. Fox Valley Technical College is a fairly large public school situated in Appleton, Wisconsin. It awarded 48 associates’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Fox Valley Technical College Information Technology Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Milwaukee Area Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended IT Major in Wisconsin for an Associate list. This fairly large school is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and it awarded 31 associates’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Information Technology at Milwaukee Area Technical College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northeast Wisconsin Technical College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended IT Major in Wisconsin for an Associate. Northeast Wisconsin Technical College is located in Green Bay, Wisconsin and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 29 associates’s IT degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Moraine Park Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended IT Major in Wisconsin for an Associate list. Located in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, this small public school awarded 29 diplomas to qualified associates’s IT students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Moraine Park Technical College Information Technology Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Waukesha County Technical College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended IT Major in Wisconsin for an Associate. Waukesha County Technical College is a public institution located in Pewaukee, Wisconsin. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 29 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Gateway Technical College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended IT Major in Wisconsin for an Associate ranking. Gateway Technical College is a medium-sized public school situated in Kenosha, Wisconsin. It awarded 25 associates’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read more about Information Technology at Gateway Technical College
With a ranking of #8, Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended IT Major in Wisconsin for an Associate list. Shell Lake, Wisconsin is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s IT degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
With a ranking of #9, Northcentral Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended IT Major in Wisconsin for an Associate list. North Central Technical College is a public institution located in Wausau, Wisconsin. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 16 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Northcentral Technical College Information Technology Report
Mid-State Technical College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended IT Major in Wisconsin for an Associate list. Mid-State is a public institution located in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #10, Western Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended IT Major in Wisconsin for an Associate list. This small school is located in La Crosse, Wisconsin, and it awarded 9 associates’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full Western Technical College Information Technology Report
Lakeshore Technical College ranked #12 on this year’s Most Well Attended IT Major in Wisconsin for an Associate list. LTC is a small school located in Cleveland, Wisconsin that handed out 5 associates’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Lakeshore Technical College Information Technology Report
Nicolet Area Technical College ranked #12 on this year’s Most Well Attended IT Major in Wisconsin for an Associate list. Nicolet Area Technical College is a small school located in Rhinelander, Wisconsin that handed out 5 associates’s IT degrees 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.
Read more about Information Technology at Nicolet Area Technical College
Rasmussen University - Wisconsin landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended IT Major in Wisconsin for an Associate ranking. Rasmussen University - Wisconsin is a small school located in Green Bay, Wisconsin that handed out 2 associates’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Rasmussen University - Wisconsin Information Technology Report
Bryant & Stratton College - Wauwatosa landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended IT Major in Wisconsin for an Associate ranking. This small school is located in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, and it awarded 2 associates’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Bryant & Stratton College - Wauwatosa Information Technology Report
With a ranking of #16, Blackhawk Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended IT Major in Wisconsin for an Associate list. BTC is a small public school situated in Janesville, Wisconsin. It awarded 0 associates’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Maranatha Baptist University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended IT Major in Wisconsin for an Associate ranking, coming in at #16. Located in Watertown, Wisconsin, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s IT students 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%.
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