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2021 Best Information Technology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students

34 Colleges
10,101 Bachelor's Degrees
$32,636 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Information Technology Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Information Technology Colleges for Non-Traditional StudentsInformation Technology is the #54th most popular major in the country with 10,101 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>.

This year's Best Information Technology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students ranking analyzed 34 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in it. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent information technology programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the information technology program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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2021 Best Information Technology Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the United States

Check out the it programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.

Top 10 Best Information Technology Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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Capella University
Minneapolis, MN

Capella University tops the 2021 list of our schools in the United States that are best for non-traditional information technology students. Capella University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis.

About 1.1% of Capella University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. All 38,716 students take classes exclusively online at Capella University. 30,933 students are part time.

Read full report on Information Technology at Capella University

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The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Rochester Institute of Technology. Located in the suburb of Rochester, RIT is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population. RIT not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #1 on our Best Colleges for Information Technology list.

About 0.8% of RIT students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 9,961 students take at least one class online at RIT. 1,867 students are part time.

Full Information Technology at Rochester Institute of Technology Report

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University of Maryland Global Campus earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. UMGC is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Adelphi.

About 1.2% of UMGC students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 47,272 of UMGC students are exclusively distance learners. 45,251 of UMGC students are attending part time.

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Dakota State University comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. Dakota State is a small public school located in the town of Madison.

About 1.5% of Dakota State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 1,775 students at Dakota State are exclusively online. About 1,705 of the students at Dakota State are attending part time.

Full Information Technology at Dakota State University Report

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Bellevue University
Bellevue, NE

Bellevue University earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. Bellevue University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Bellevue.

The student loan default rate at Bellevue University is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. 11,048 of Bellevue University students are exclusively distance learners. About 4,014 of the students at Bellevue University are attending part time.

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Champlain College
Burlington, VT

Champlain College landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best information technology schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Burlington, Champlain is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The student loan default rate at Champlain is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. There are roughly 1,570 part time students in attendance at Champlain.

Full Information Technology at Champlain College Report

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Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA

Drexel University landed the #7 spot in our 2021 best information technology schools for non-traditional students. Drexel is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia. Drexel also made our Best Colleges for Information Technology list, coming in at #4.

The student loan default rate at Drexel is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. There are approximately 6,249 students at Drexel that take at least one class online. About 5,829 of the students at Drexel are attending part time.

Full Information Technology at Drexel University Report

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Wilmington University
New Castle, DE

Wilmington University landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best information technology schools for non-traditional students. Wilmington University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of New Castle.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.6%. 9,747 students at Wilmington University are exclusively online. About 9,527 of the students at Wilmington University are attending part time.

Full Information Technology at Wilmington University Report

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Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus landed the #9 spot in our 2021 best information technology schools for non-traditional students. Penn State University Park is a very large public school located in the city of University Park. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Penn State University Park has also earned the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Information Technology ranking.

About 0.0% of Penn State University Park students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. All students are part time.

Read full report on Information Technology at Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus

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American Public University System comes in at #10 in this year's ranking. American Military University is a very large private for-profit school located in the town of Charles Town.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.4%. All 48,298 students take classes exclusively online at American Military University. 45,236 of American Military University students are attending part time.

Read full report on Information Technology at American Public University System


 

Information Technology by Region

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*Avg Cost is for the top 25 schools only.

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