If you plan on majoring in information technology, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #42 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 4 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Information Technology Schools in Utah ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 3,051 degrees in information technology during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Your choice of information technology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Information Technology School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
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 Best Information Technology Schools in Utah list to help you make the college decision.
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The schools below may not offer all types of it degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Western Governors University is a good decision for students interested in a degree in information technology. Located in the suburb of Salt Lake City, WGU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 13 colleges for overall quality in the state of Utah.
There were approximately 2607 information technology students who graduated with this degree at WGU in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the information technology major at Western Governors University get $29,844 more than the standard graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
Brigham Young University - Provo is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in information technology. Located in the medium-sized city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #100 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means BYU is a great university overall.
There were about 223 information technology students who graduated with this degree at BYU in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the it program earn about $69,188 in the first couple years of working.
It is difficult to beat Neumont College of Computer Science if you want to pursue a degree in information technology. Located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City, Neumont is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
There were approximately 33 information technology students who graduated with this degree at Neumont in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the it program state that they receive average early career earnings of $60,015.
Utah Valley University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in information technology. UVU is a fairly large public university located in the city of Orem. This university ranks 4th out of 13 schools for overall quality in the state of Utah.
There were about 83 information technology students who graduated with this degree at UVU in the most recent data year.
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).
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Your choice of information technology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Information Technology School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
