Information Technology is of the hottest master's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #26 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
College Factual reviewed 2 schools in West Virginia to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of information technology. Combined, these schools handed out 178 master's degrees in information technology to qualified students.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
Average Earnings
To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.
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 master'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.
- Student Debt - How much debt information technology students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
- Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized information technology related body.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for information technology students working on their master's degree.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Information Technology Master's Degree Schools in West Virginia list to help you make the college decision.
