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2023 Most Popular Information Technology Schools in North Carolina

7 Colleges
$48,352 Avg Salary
$24,636 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Information Technology School for You

Information Technology is the #52 most popular major in North Carolina with 124 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Information Technology Schools in North Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in North Carolina 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.

Check out the IT programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in North Carolina.

Our 2023 rankings named North Carolina A & T State University the most popular school in North Carolina for information technology students. Located in the large city of Greensboro, NC A&T is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Information Technology at North Carolina A & T State University Report

The excellent programs at University of North Carolina at Charlotte helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best information technology schools in North Carolina. Located in the large city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public college with a very large student population.

Full Information Technology at University of North Carolina at Charlotte Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Information Technology Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public college with a large student population.

Full Information Technology at University of North Carolina at Greensboro Report

#4

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend East Carolina University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Information Technology Schools in North Carolina list. ECU is a very large public school located in the city of Greenville.

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#5

Fayetteville State University

Fayetteville, NC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Fayetteville State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Information Technology Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the midsize city of Fayetteville, Fayetteville State University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Strayer University - North Carolina ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Information Technology Schools in North Carolina list. Strayer University - North Carolina is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Morrisville.

Full Information Technology at Strayer University - North Carolina Report

#6

Montreat College

Montreat, NC

With a ranking of #6, Montreat College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for information technology students. Located in the suburb of Montreat, Montreat College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Information Technology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Information Technology Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

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

One of 9 majors within the area of study, information technology has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 7 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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