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2023 Most Popular Information Technology Doctor's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Information Technology Doctor's Degree 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Information Technology Doctor's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in the United States to see which doctor's degree 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.

Check out the IT doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

#1

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Our analysis found Capella University to be the most popular school for information technology students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college 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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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Capitol Technology University is a great place for information technology students working on their doctor’s degree. 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

Marymount University

Arlington, VA

Out of the 12 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Marymount University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Arlington, Marymount is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 13 students majoring in IT at Marymount, 62% are male and 38% are female.

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#4

Dakota State University

Madison, SD

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Dakota State University is a great place for information technology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the 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.

Read full report on Information Technology at Dakota State University

#5

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Nova Southeastern University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular information technology schools in the United States. Located in the suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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

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#6

St. Thomas University

Miami Gardens, FL

St. Thomas University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Information Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Miami Gardens, STU is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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

Read full report on Information Technology at St. Thomas University

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for information technology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. UCCS is a large public school located in the large city of Colorado Springs.

Full Information Technology at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Report

Sam Houston State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Information Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools list. SHSU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Huntsville.

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#8

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS

Mississippi State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Information Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the remote town of Mississippi State, Mississippi State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Information Technology at Mississippi State University

Naval Postgraduate School landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree information technology programs. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Monterey, Naval Postgraduate School is a public college with a small student population.

Full Information Technology at Naval Postgraduate School Report

Information Technology by Region

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Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 12 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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