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by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.
Information Technology is the 35th most popular major in the country with 33,179 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 3,784 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,842 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,660 and $23,761 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 66 colleges that offer a degree in information technology. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in information technology.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree it students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Peirce College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Peirce College is a small school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 15 bachelors’s it degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Information Technology at Peirce College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New Jersey Institute of Technology. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. New Jersey Institute of Technology is a fairly large public school situated in Newark, New Jersey. It awarded 234 bachelors’s it degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Out of the 66 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The College of Westchester landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in White Plains, New York, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s it degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Information Technology at The College of Westchester
Washington & Jefferson College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #6. Washington & Jefferson College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, Pennsylvania. It awarded 14 bachelors’s it degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read full report on Information Technology at Washington & Jefferson College
University of Pittsburgh - Bradford came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. University of Pittsburgh - Bradford is a small school located in Bradford, Pennsylvania that handed out 16 bachelors’s it degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Information Technology at University of Pittsburgh - Bradford
University of Pittsburgh - Greensburg came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Pitt Greensburg is located in Greensburg, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s it degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Information Technology at University of Pittsburgh - Greensburg
Keystone College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in La Plume, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 7 degrees to qualified bachelors’s it students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Information Technology at Keystone College
Towson University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Towson, Maryland, this fairly large public school awarded 196 degrees to qualified bachelors’s it students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Gallaudet University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s it degrees to 9 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
La Roche University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. La Roche is a private not-for-profit institution located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Information Technology at La Roche University
SUNY Cobleskill ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. SUNY Cobleskill is a small public school situated in Cobleskill, New York. It awarded 4 bachelors’s it degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Lehigh University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Lehigh is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 37 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
William Paterson University of New Jersey landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. William Paterson University is a public institution located in Wayne, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 47 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full William Paterson University of New Jersey Information Technology Report
With a ranking of #17, Caldwell University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Caldwell University is located in Caldwell, New Jersey and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s it degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Information Technology at Caldwell University
Cornell University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #18. Cornell is located in Ithaca, New York and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 198 bachelors’s it degrees to qualified students.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Mount Aloysius College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Mount Aloysius College is located in Cresson, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 17 bachelors’s it degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Information Technology at Mount Aloysius
United States Naval Academy ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. United States Naval Academy is a small school located in Annapolis, Maryland that handed out 15 bachelors’s it degrees in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. With a freshman retention rate of 98%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Mount Saint Mary College landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Mount Saint Mary College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Newburgh, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Point Park University landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s it degrees to 13 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
New York Institute of Technology ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. New York Institute of Technology is located in Old Westbury, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 36 bachelors’s it degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Information Technology at New York Institute of Technology
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. RPI is a private not-for-profit institution located in Troy, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 46 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
Read full report on Information Technology at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
With a ranking of #25, Frostburg State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Frostburg State University is a small public school situated in Frostburg, Maryland. It awarded 21 bachelors’s it degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Information Technology at Frostburg State University
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