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2023 Most Popular Online Information Technology Doctor's Degree Schools

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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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Online Information Technology Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the United States to see which online doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Information Technology Doctor's Degree Colleges.

#1

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Our 2023 rankings named Capella University the most popular online school in the United States for information technology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 26% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 74% are male.

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The in-demand online doctor’s degree programs at Capitol Technology University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best information technology schools in the United States. Located in the suburb of Laurel, Capitol Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

About 21% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 79% are male.

Full Information Technology at Capitol Technology University Report

#3

Dakota State University

Madison, SD

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Dakota State University is a great place for information technology students working on their online doctor’s degree. Located in the distant town of Madison, Dakota State is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 17% of the IT majors at the school.

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#4

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Out of the 5 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Nova Southeastern University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 7 students majoring in IT at NUS Florida, 86% are male and 14% are female.

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#5

St. Thomas University

Miami Gardens, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St. Thomas University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Information Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Miami Gardens, STU is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 33% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 67% are male.

Full Information Technology at St. Thomas University Report

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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 5 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.

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