2025 Best Information Technology Doctor's Degree Schools

a doctor's degree in information technology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #110 out of 306 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for doctor's degree seekers in the field of information technology. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 125 doctor's degrees in information technology during the 2021-2022 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their doctor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their doctor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

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.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for information technology to pay back their student loans after receiving their doctor's degree.
• 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 colleges for information technology students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Information Technology Schools

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 Doctor's Degree Schools list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Information Technology in the United States

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for information technology students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Top Schools for a Doctorate in IT

1

Marymount University
Arlington, VA

18 Annual Graduates

Marymount University is a great decision for students pursuing a doctor's degree in information technology. Marymount is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Arlington.More information about a doctorate in information technology from Marymount University

2

Capitol Technology University
Laurel, MD

38 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in information technology has to take a look at Capitol Technology University. Located in the suburb of Laurel, Capitol Tech is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a doctorate in information technology from Capitol Technology University

Information Technology by Region

View the Best Information Technology Doctor's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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Rankings in Majors Related to IT

Information Technology is one of 10 different types of Computer & Information Sciences programs to choose from.

IT Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Computer & IS Security	118
Information Technology Project Management	7

Majors Similar to IT

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Computer Science	1,450
Computer Information Systems	1,013
Information Science	184
Other Computer & Information Sciences	17
Computer Software & Applications	8
Data Processing	2
Computer Systems Analysis	2
Computer Systems Networking	2

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Craig Dennis. More about our data sources and methodologies.