by our College Data Analytics TeamFor its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 25 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for information technology students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 2,800 master's degrees in information technology to qualified students.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
Your choice of information technology for getting your master's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality it program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.
The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we include a school's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a combination of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
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 master's degree.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Information Technology Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in information technology.
Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus is one of the best schools in the country for getting a master's degree in information technology. Georgia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Atlanta.More information about a master’s in information technology from Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus
University of Virginia - Main Campus is a great option for students interested in a master's degree in information technology. University of Virginia is a very large public university located in the midsize suburb of Charlottesville.
Master's recipients from the information technology program at University of Virginia - Main Campus make $68,503 more than the average college grad in this field shortly after graduation.
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American Public University System is a good choice for students pursuing a master's degree in information technology. American Military University is a fairly large private for-profit university located in the fringe town of Charles Town.
Information Technology master's degree recipients from American Public University System get an earnings boost of approximately $7,509 over the average earnings of information technology majors.
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It is hard to beat Marymount University if you want to pursue a master's degree in information technology. Marymount is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Arlington.
Master's recipients from the information technology program at Marymount University earn $7,932 more than the standard college grad with the same degree shortly after graduation.
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Located in the large city of New Orleans, Tulane is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a master’s in information technology from Tulane University of Louisiana
UAH is a medium-sized public university located in the medium-sized city of Huntsville.
Information Technology master's degree recipients from University of Alabama in Huntsville receive an earnings boost of approximately $10,199 above the average earnings of information technology graduates.
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Located in the large suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in information technology from Nova Southeastern University
Located in the large suburb of Highland Heights, NKU is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in information technology from Northern Kentucky University
Located in the large city of Virginia Beach, ECPI University is a private for-profit university with a fairly large student population.
Soon after graduation, it master's recipients typically make about $66,652 at the beginning of their careers.
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Old Dominion is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk.More information about a master’s in information technology from Old Dominion University
Explore the best information technology colleges for a specific state in the Southeast Region .
| State | Colleges | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| Florida | 208 | 147 |
| Georgia | 190 | 136 |
| Virginia | 182 | 247 |
| North Carolina | 178 | 84 |
| Tennessee | 166 | 2 |
| Alabama | 151 | 85 |
| Kentucky | 147 | 2,118 |
| Louisiana | 147 | 17 |
| South Carolina | 146 | 5 |
| Mississippi | 145 | 3 |
| Arkansas | 121 | 11 |
| West Virginia | 112 | 171 |
One of 10 majors within the Computer & Information Sciences area of study, Information Technology has other similar majors worth exploring.
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Computer & IS Security | 1,479 |
| Information Technology Management | 1,131 |
| Information Technology Project Management | 135 |
| Network & System Administration/Administrator | 53 |
| System, Networking, & LAN/WAN Management/Manager | 2 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Computer Information Systems | 5,717 |
| Computer Science | 1,352 |
| Information Science | 570 |
| Computer Software & Applications | 477 |
| Computer Systems Analysis | 449 |
| Other Computer & Information Sciences | 164 |
| Computer Systems Networking | 100 |
| Computer Programming | 14 |