2025 Best Information Technology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
65Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
7,871IT Degrees Awarded
$61,212Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on majoring in information technology, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #42 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 65 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Information Technology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 7,871 degrees in information technology to qualified students.
The it program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Information Technology rankings. We derive our Best Overall Information Technology School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
The it school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Information Technology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region.
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Best Schools for Information Technology in the Middle Atlantic Region
The schools below may not offer all types of it degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
Carnegie Mellon University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in information technology. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #8 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Carnegie Mellon is a great university overall.
There were roughly 169 information technology students who graduated with this degree at Carnegie Mellon in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the information technology degree program at Carnegie Mellon University get $41,936 more than the average college grad in this field when they enter the workforce.
Every student who is interested in information technology needs to check out Cornell University. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Ithaca. A Best Colleges rank of #9 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Cornell is a great university overall.
There were approximately 78 information technology students who graduated with this degree at Cornell in the most recent year we have data available.
It is difficult to beat Georgetown University if you want to pursue a degree in information technology. Located in the large city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #11 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Georgetown is a great university overall.
There were about 173 information technology students who graduated with this degree at Georgetown in the most recent data year. Those information technology students who get their degree from Georgetown University receive $78,315 more than the typical it grad.
It's difficult to beat Johns Hopkins University if you wish to pursue a degree in information technology. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Baltimore. A Best Colleges rank of #6 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Johns Hopkins is a great university overall.
There were approximately 69 information technology students who graduated with this degree at Johns Hopkins in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the information technology major at Johns Hopkins University make $58,208 above the standard graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.
Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #16 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 500 information technology students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent year we have data available. Those information technology students who get their degree from New York University earn $52,492 more than the typical it grad.
Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #15 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Columbia is a great university overall.
There were approximately 95 information technology students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent data year. Information Technology degree recipients from Columbia University in the City of New York receive an earnings boost of around $123,938 above the typical income of information technology graduates.
RIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Rochester. This school ranks 13th out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were roughly 114 information technology students who graduated with this degree at RIT in the most recent data year. Those information technology students who get their degree from Rochester Institute of Technology make $27,820 more than the standard it student.
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GWU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington. A Best Colleges rank of #25 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means GWU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 176 information technology students who graduated with this degree at GWU in the most recent year we have data available. Those information technology students who get their degree from George Washington University earn $30,087 more than the average it grad.
Montgomery College is a large public college located in the city of Rockville. This college ranks 7th out of 35 colleges for overall quality in the state of Maryland.
There were approximately 88 information technology students who graduated with this degree at Montgomery College in the most recent data year.
UD is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Newark. A Best Colleges rank of #96 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UD is a great university overall.
There were approximately 26 information technology students who graduated with this degree at UD in the most recent data year.
Syracuse is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Syracuse. A Best Colleges rank of #62 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Syracuse is a great university overall.
There were about 58 information technology students who graduated with this degree at Syracuse in the most recent data year. Information Technology degree recipients from Syracuse University get an earnings boost of approximately $36,012 over the typical income of information technology graduates.
Stevens is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hoboken. A Best Colleges rank of #78 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Stevens is a great school overall.
There were about 22 information technology students who graduated with this degree at Stevens in the most recent year we have data available.
UMGC is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Adelphi. This university ranks 4th out of 35 colleges for overall quality in the state of Maryland.
There were roughly 1246 information technology students who graduated with this degree at UMGC in the most recent year we have data available. Information Technology degree recipients from University of Maryland Global Campus get an earnings boost of around $30,463 over the average earnings of information technology majors.
Here are some additional great schools for Information Technology students in the Middle Atlantic Region that almost earned our Best Information Technology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.
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).
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The it program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Information Technology rankings. We derive our Best Overall Information Technology School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
