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2023 Most Popular Online Information Technology Schools in the Southeast Region

14 Colleges
$45,555 Avg Salary
$24,433 Avg Student Debt

Information Technology is the #28 most popular major in the country with 10,754 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Online Information Technology Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 14 schools in the Southeast Region 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 2023 rankings named American Public University System the most popular online school in the Southeast Region for information technology students. Located in the fringe town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Auburn University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Information Technology Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Auburn, Auburn is a public school with a very large student population.

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#3

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Memphis. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Information Technology Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Memphis, UofM is a public school with a very large student population.

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Out of the 14 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Greensboro landed the # 4 spot on the list. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Greensboro.

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#5

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means East Carolina University is a great place for information technology students pursuing an online degree. Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a very large student population.

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University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best information technology programs. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a very large student population.

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#7

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Nova Southeastern University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best information technology programs. Located in the suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Kennesaw State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for information technology students. KSU Georgia is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Kennesaw.

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#9

St. Thomas University

Miami Gardens, FL

St. Thomas University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Information Technology Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large suburb of Miami Gardens, STU is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#10

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

Old Dominion 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 city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Explore the most popular online information technology colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 274
Florida 167
Georgia 150
North Carolina 124
Tennessee 20
Kentucky 2,125
Louisiana 17
Alabama 108
South Carolina 7
Mississippi 3
Arkansas 16
West Virginia 209

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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 14 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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