2023 Most Popular Information Technology Schools
Finding the Best Information Technology School for You
In 2020-2021, 10,754 people earned a degree or certificate in information technology, making the major the #28 most popular in the United States.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
The Most Popular Information Technology Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 295 schools in the United States to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Information Technology program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Information Technology Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for IT majors pursuing a .
Top 25 Most Popular Schools in Information Technology
Our 2023 rankings named Campbellsville University the most popular school in the United States for information technology students. Campbellsville University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Campbellsville.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Maryland Global Campus. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Information Technology Schools list. Located in the suburb of Adelphi, UMGC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Governors University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Technology Schools list. Located in the suburb of Salt Lake City, WGU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
Full Information Technology at Western Governors University Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of the Cumberlands. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Technology Schools list. Cumberlands is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Williamsburg.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means New York University is a great place for information technology students. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
With a ranking of #6, Naval Postgraduate School did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for information technology students. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Monterey, Naval Postgraduate School is a public school with a small student population.
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Wilmington University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Information Technology Schools list. Located in the suburb of New Castle, Wilmington University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
American Public University System ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Information Technology Schools list. Located in the fringe town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.
Sans Technology Institute landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular information technology programs. Sans Technology Institute is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Bethesda.
With a ranking of #10, Capella University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for information technology students. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Read full report on Information Technology at Capella University
Carnegie Mellon University landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular information technology programs. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Read full report on Information Technology at Carnegie Mellon University
University of Phoenix - Arizona ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Information Technology Schools list. Located in the large city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.
Read full report on Information Technology at University of Phoenix - Arizona
George Washington University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for information technology students. It came in at #13 on the list. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Read full report on Information Technology at George Washington University
With a ranking of #14, Grand Canyon University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for information technology students. Located in the city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.
Read full report on Information Technology at Grand Canyon University
Georgetown University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for information technology students. It came in at #15 on the list. Located in the city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Harvard University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Information Technology Schools ranking. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.
Columbia University in the City of New York did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for information technology students. It came in at #17 on the list. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Bellevue University landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular information technology programs. Located in the suburb of Bellevue, Bellevue University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for information technology students. It came in at #19 on the list. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a very large student population.
Full Information Technology at University of Washington - Seattle Campus Report
Purdue University Global did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for information technology students. It came in at #20 on the list. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Washington University in St Louis ranked #20 on this year’s Most Popular Information Technology Schools list. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
Full Information Technology at Washington University in St Louis Report
National University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for information technology students. It came in at #22 on the list. Located in the city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
DePaul University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for information technology students. It came in at #23 on the list. DePaul is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.
With a ranking of #24, Syracuse University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for information technology students. Syracuse is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse.
Brigham Young University - Provo did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for information technology students. It came in at #24 on the list. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Provo.
Full Information Technology at Brigham Young University - Provo Report
Rest of the Top Most Popular Information Technology Schools
Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional popular schools for Information Technology students that almost earned our Most Popular Information Technology Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 45 | Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus | Atlanta, GA |
| 46 | University of Nevada - Las Vegas | Las Vegas, NV |
| 46 | Cornell University | Ithaca, NY |
| 48 | Concordia University, Saint Paul | Saint Paul, MN |
| 48 | Rochester Institute of Technology | Rochester, NY |
| 48 | Saint Leo University | Saint Leo, FL |
| 48 | Colorado State University - Fort Collins | Fort Collins, CO |
| 52 | University of San Diego | San Diego, CA |
| 53 | University of Houston | Houston, TX |
| 53 | Old Dominion University | Norfolk, VA |
| 55 | Champlain College | Burlington, VT |
| 55 | Dakota State University | Madison, SD |
| 55 | University of California - San Diego | La Jolla, CA |
| 58 | New York Institute of Technology | Old Westbury, NY |
| 58 | Ottawa University - Kansas City | Overland Park, KS |
Information Technology by Region
View the Most Popular Information Technology Schools for a specific region near you.
| Region |
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| Southeast |
| New England |
| Rocky Mountains |
| Plains States |
| Middle Atlantic |
| Far Western US |
| Southwest |
| Great Lakes |
Majors Related to IT
Information Technology is one of 9 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to IT
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Computer Information Systems | 20,748 |
| Computer Science | 15,813 |
| Information Science | 6,934 |
| Computer Software & Applications | 4,047 |
| Computer Systems Analysis | 817 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- 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.
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