2024 Best Information Technology Schools in the Southeast Region
84Colleges in the Southeast Region
11,783IT Degrees Awarded
$45,555Avg 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 84 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Information Technology Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 11,783 degrees in information technology during the 2020-2021 academic year.
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.
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 the Southeast Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for Information Technology in the Southeast Region
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. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
It's hard to beat Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus if you want to pursue a degree in information technology. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #24 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Georgia Tech is a great school overall.
There were roughly 47 information technology students who graduated with this degree at Georgia Tech in the most recent data year.
It is difficult to beat University of Virginia - Main Campus if you want to pursue a degree in information technology. University of Virginia is a fairly large public university located in the small suburb of Charlottesville. A Best Colleges rank of #33 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means University of Virginia is a great university overall.
There were roughly 70 information technology students who graduated with this degree at University of Virginia in the most recent data year.
American Public University System is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in information technology. Located in the town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #144 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means American Military University is a great university overall.
There were approximately 678 information technology students who graduated with this degree at American Military University in the most recent year we have data available. Those information technology students who get their degree from American Public University System make $29,146 more than the typical it graduate.
Every student who is interested in information technology has to check out Gwinnett Technical College. Located in the suburb of Lawrenceville, GTC is a public college with a medium-sized student population. This college ranks 7th out of 68 schools for overall quality in the state of Georgia.
There were about 496 information technology students who graduated with this degree at GTC in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the it program report average early career wages of $36,592.
Located in the small city of Coral Gables, U Miami is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #91 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means U Miami is a great university overall.
There were approximately 48 information technology students who graduated with this degree at U Miami in the most recent year we have data available. Information Technology degree recipients from University of Miami earn a boost of approximately $11,085 above the average income of information technology graduates.
Augusta Technical College is a small public college located in the city of Augusta. This college ranks 19th out of 68 schools for overall quality in the state of Georgia.
There were approximately 191 information technology students who graduated with this degree at Augusta Technical College in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the it program make an average of $41,863 in their early career salary.
HCC is a fairly large public college located in the city of Tampa. This college ranks 19th out of 77 schools for overall quality in the state of Florida.
There were approximately 68 information technology students who graduated with this degree at HCC in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Arlington, Marymount is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 16th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Virginia.
There were about 54 information technology students who graduated with this degree at Marymount in the most recent year we have data available. Information Technology degree recipients from Marymount University earn a boost of about $41,985 over the typical income of information technology majors.
Tulane is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New Orleans. A Best Colleges rank of #78 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Tulane is a great university overall.
There were approximately 37 information technology students who graduated with this degree at Tulane in the most recent data year.
ECPI University is a large private for-profit university located in the large city of Virginia Beach. A Best Colleges rank of #322 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means ECPI University is a great university overall.
There were approximately 882 information technology students who graduated with this degree at ECPI University in the most recent year we have data available. Those information technology students who get their degree from ECPI University receive $4,586 more than the typical it student.
GMU is a very large public university located in the suburb of Fairfax. A Best Colleges rank of #117 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means GMU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 10 information technology students who graduated with this degree at GMU in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the large city of Orlando, Valencia College is a public college with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #523 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Valencia College is a great college overall.
There were roughly 273 information technology students who graduated with this degree at Valencia College in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the it program report average early career earnings of $34,787.
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Information Technology Schools in the Southeast Region award.
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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