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2023 Most Popular Colleges for Information Technology in Tennessee

9 Ranked Colleges
372 Degrees Awarded
$23,000 Avg Cost*
Most Well Attended IT Major in Tennessee

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended IT Major in Tennessee” ranking - to help you make that 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 Tennessee, there were 372 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,147 and $30,116 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Well Attended IT Major in Tennessee” ranking, we looked at 9 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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Most Well Attended IT Major in Tennessee

The colleges and universities below are the best for tennessee it students.

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Out of the 9 schools in the Most Well Attended IT Major in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Strayer University - Tennessee landed the #1 spot on the list. Strayer University - Tennessee is a small school located in Memphis, Tennessee that handed out 8 ’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Information Technology at Strayer University - Tennessee

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South College
Knoxville, Tennessee

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended IT Major in Tennessee list. Knoxville, Tennessee is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out ’s IT degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Information Technology at South College

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Lipscomb University
Nashville, Tennessee

Out of the 9 schools in the Most Well Attended IT Major in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Lipscomb University landed the #3 spot on the list. Lipscomb University is located in Nashville, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 ’s IT degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Lipscomb Information Technology Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Christian Brothers University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended IT Major in Tennessee list. Christian Brothers University is a small school located in Memphis, Tennessee that handed out 3 ’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Christian Brothers University Information Technology Report

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Freed-Hardeman University
Henderson, Tennessee

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Freed-Hardeman University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended IT Major in Tennessee list. FHU is a small school located in Henderson, Tennessee that handed out 1 ’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.

Full FHU Information Technology Report

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Trevecca Nazarene University
Nashville, Tennessee

With a ranking of #6, Trevecca Nazarene University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended IT Major in Tennessee list. TNU is located in Nashville, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 ’s IT degrees to qualified students.

Read more about Information Technology at TNU

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Southern Adventist University
Collegedale, Tennessee

Southern Adventist University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended IT Major in Tennessee ranking. Southern Adventist is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Collegedale, Tennessee. It awarded 0 ’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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 full report on Information Technology at Southern Adventist University

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Miller-Motte College Chattanooga
Chattanooga, Tennessee

Miller-Motte College Chattanooga came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended IT Major in Tennessee ranking. Chattanooga, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out ’s IT degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Information Technology at Miller-Motte College Chattanooga

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Le Moyne - Owen College
Memphis, Tennessee

Le Moyne - Owen College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended IT Major in Tennessee ranking, coming in at #6. Le Moyne - Owen College is a small school located in Memphis, Tennessee that handed out 0 ’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Le Moyne - Owen College Information Technology Report

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