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2023 Most Popular Online Information Technology Schools

54 Colleges
$46,525 Avg Salary
$26,794 Avg Student Debt

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Online Information Technology Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 54 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular online programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for IT majors pursuing an online .

Our analysis found University of Phoenix - Arizona to be the most popular school for information technology students who want to pursue an online degree in the United States. Located in the large city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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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 Online Information Technology Schools list. Located in the suburb of Adelphi, UMGC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Sans Technology Institute is a great place for information technology students pursuing an online degree. Sans Technology Institute is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Bethesda.

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#4

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Harvard University is a great place for information technology students pursuing an online degree. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.

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#5

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Capella University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Information Technology Schools list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#6

Towson University

Towson, MD

Towson University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best information technology programs. Located in the city of Towson, Towson is a public school with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #7, American Public University System did quite well on this year’s best schools for information technology students. Located in the town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

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Colorado State University - Fort Collins did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for information technology students. It came in at #8 on the list. Colorado State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fort Collins.

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Capitol Technology University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Information Technology Schools list. Located in the suburb of Laurel, Capitol Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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#10

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

Auburn University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for information technology students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the small city of Auburn, Auburn is a public college with a very large student population.

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Information Technology is one of 9 different types of programs to choose from.

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 28 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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