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2024 Best Information Technology Schools in New York

28 Colleges in New York
1,988 IT Degrees Awarded
$45,527 Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in information technology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #42 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 28 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Information Technology Schools in New York ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 1,988 degrees in information technology to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Information Technology School

Best Information Technology Schools in New York The it program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Information Technology rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for information technology schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Information Technology Degree Level

Associate Degrees in IT
Bachelor's Degrees in IT
Master's Degrees in IT

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Information Technology Schools in New York ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Information Technology in New York

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the it degree levels they offer.

10 Top New York Schools in IT

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New York University
New York, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
431 IT Degrees Awarded
$93,668 Median Starting Salary

Any student who is interested in information technology has to look into New York University. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #27 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.

There were about 431 information technology students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent year we have data available. Information Technology degree recipients from New York University earn a boost of around $48,141 over the average income of information technology majors.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
12th Most Popular In NY
44 IT Degrees Awarded

Any student who is interested in information technology needs to take a look at Cornell University. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Ithaca. A Best Colleges rank of #22 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Cornell is a great university overall.

There were about 44 information technology students who graduated with this degree at Cornell in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In NY
106 IT Degrees Awarded

It's difficult to beat Columbia University in the City of New York if you want to pursue a degree in information technology. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #14 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Columbia is a great university overall.

There were roughly 106 information technology students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
118 IT Degrees Awarded
2.5% Growth in Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in information technology has to look into Rochester Institute of Technology. RIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Rochester. A Best Colleges rank of #285 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means RIT is a great school overall.

There were about 118 information technology students who graduated with this degree at RIT in the most recent year we have data available. Information Technology degree recipients from Rochester Institute of Technology earn a boost of around $34,855 over the average earnings of information technology graduates.

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Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
16th Most Popular In NY
74 IT Degrees Awarded

Syracuse is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Syracuse. A Best Colleges rank of #132 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Syracuse is a great university overall.

There were about 74 information technology students who graduated with this degree at Syracuse in the most recent data year.

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Marist College
Poughkeepsie, NY

Located in the suburb of Poughkeepsie, Marist is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #382 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Marist is a great college overall.

There were roughly 23 information technology students who graduated with this degree at Marist in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the information technology program at Marist College earn $22,323 above the standard college grad with the same degree shortly after graduation.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
72 IT Degrees Awarded
5.6% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Bronx, Fordham U is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #109 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Fordham U is a great university overall.

There were about 72 information technology students who graduated with this degree at Fordham U in the most recent year we have data available. Information Technology degree recipients from Fordham University get an earnings boost of around $23,094 over the typical earnings of information technology graduates.

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Graduate Certificate Highest Degree Type
55th Most Popular In NY

Located in the large suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #313 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means University at Buffalo is a great university overall.

There were about 17 information technology students who graduated with this degree at University at Buffalo in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
73 IT Degrees Awarded
24.7% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Albany, UAlbany is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #538 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UAlbany is a great university overall.

There were about 73 information technology students who graduated with this degree at UAlbany in the most recent data year. Information Technology degree recipients from University at Albany receive an earnings boost of approximately $14,653 above the average income of information technology majors.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
73 IT Degrees Awarded
20.5% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of New York, Pace University is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. This university ranks 47th out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were approximately 73 information technology students who graduated with this degree at Pace University in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduation, it degree recipients generally make an average of $46,787 in the first five years of their career.

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Best Information Technology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Information Technology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 334 1,368
Maryland 279 1,950
New Jersey 273 179
District of Columbia 188 416
Delaware 175 399

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Information Technology is one of 10 different types of Computer & Information Sciences programs to choose from.

IT Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Computer & IS Security 1,134
Information Technology Project Management 349
Information Technology Management 340
System, Networking, & LAN/WAN Management/Manager 90
Network & System Administration/Administrator 46
Computer Support Specialist 20
Web/Multimedia Management & Webmaster 9

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Majors Similar to IT

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Science 6,508
Computer Information Systems 5,710
Information Science 2,262
Computer Software & Applications 1,319
Computer Programming 344
Other Computer & Information Sciences 170
Data Processing 169
Computer Systems Networking 85
Computer Systems Analysis 60
Data Entry 12

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