2025 Best Information Technology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

a doctor's degree in information technology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #137 out of 862 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for information technology students pursuing a doctor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 37 doctor's degrees in information technology to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on information technology students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of information technology students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized information technology related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for information technology students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Information Technology Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Information Technology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Information Technology in the Middle Atlantic Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in information technology.

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for a Doctorate in IT

1

Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

12 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in information technology has to check out Carnegie Mellon University. Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Pittsburgh.More information about a doctorate in information technology from Carnegie Mellon University

2

Towson University
Towson, MD

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in information technology has to check out Towson University. Towson is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Towson.More information about a doctorate in information technology from Towson University

Best Information Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best information technology colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	366	7
Pennsylvania	311	15
Maryland	190	27
New Jersey	165	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to IT

Information Technology is one of 5 different types of Computer Information Systems programs to choose from.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Computer & Information Sciences	203
Artificial Intelligence	33
Informatics	5
Other Computer & Information Sciences	4
Human-Centered Technology Design	3

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.