2024 Best Information Technology Schools in Connecticut

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 reviewed 2 schools in Connecticut to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of information technology. Combined, these schools handed out 85 degrees in information technology to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Information Technology Schools List

Information Technology Rankings by Degree Level

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Information Technology Schools in Connecticut list, to help you choose the best school for you. 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 Connecticut

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.

Top Connecticut Schools in IT

1

Central Connecticut State University
New Britain, CT

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

$61,560 Median Starting Salary

$22,750 Median Student Debt

Any student pursuing a degree in information technology needs to check out Central Connecticut State University. CCSU is a moderately-sized public university located in the large suburb of New Britain.

Degree recipients from the information technology program at Central Connecticut State University make $23,869 more than the standard graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.

More information about a degree in information technology from Central Connecticut State University

2

Quinnipiac University
Hamden, CT

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

66.7% Growth in Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in information technology has to check out Quinnipiac University. Quinnipiac is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Hamden.More information about a degree in information technology from Quinnipiac University

 

Best Information Technology Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Information Technology Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	301	271
New Hampshire	210	50
Maine	202	124
Rhode Island	200	83
Vermont	194	203

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Rankings in Majors Related to IT

One of 10 majors within the Computer & Information Sciences area of study, Information Technology has other similar majors worth exploring.

IT Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Computer & IS Security	56
Network & System Administration/Administrator	27
Computer Support Specialist	2

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Majors Similar to IT

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems	722
Computer Science	257
Information Science	71
Computer Software & Applications	48
Other Computer & Information Sciences	46
Computer Programming	30
Computer Systems Networking	24
Data Processing	3
Data Entry	3

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Craig Dennis.

More about our data sources and methodologies.