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2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Bachelor’s in Florida For Those Getting Aid

13 Ranked Colleges
517 Degrees Awarded
$18,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value IT Schools for a Bachelor's in Florida For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value IT Schools for a Bachelor’s in Florida For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Information Technology is the 46th most popular major in the country with 38,958 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, information technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $39,044 and had an average of $25,781 in loans still to pay off.

Across Florida, there were 2,372 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,236 and $24,130 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 517 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,173 and $25,318 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value IT Schools for a Bachelor’s in Florida For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 13 colleges that offer a degree in information technology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great information technology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the information technology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value IT Schools for a Bachelor’s in Florida For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for florida bachelor’s degree it students with aid.

Top 13 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Information Technology in Florida (With Aid)

#1

St Petersburg College

Clearwater, Florida

Out of the 13 schools in the Best Value IT Schools for a Bachelor’s in Florida For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, St Petersburg College landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Clearwater, Florida, and it awarded 109 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.

SPC also took the #6 spot in our “Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida” ranking. It costs about $3,226 for Florida Bachelor’s Degree IT students with aid per year to attend St Petersburg College.

Full St Petersburg College Information Technology Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida State College at Jacksonville. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Bachelor’s in Florida For Those Getting Aid list. FSCJ is a large public school situated in Jacksonville, Florida. It awarded 28 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at FSCJ, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida” ranking. It costs about $3,916 for Florida Bachelor’s Degree IT students with aid per year to attend FSCJ.

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#3

The University of West Florida

Pensacola, Florida
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 13 schools in the Best Value IT Schools for a Bachelor’s in Florida For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of West Florida landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Pensacola, Florida, this fairly large public school awarded 22 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s IT students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UWF, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida” ranking. It costs about $7,406 for Florida Bachelor’s Degree IT students with aid per year to attend UWF.

Read full report on Information Technology at The University of West Florida

#4

Palm Beach State College

Lake Worth, Florida

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Palm Beach State College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Bachelor’s in Florida For Those Getting Aid list. Palm Beach State College is a large school located in Lake Worth, Florida that handed out 60 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.

Palm Beach State College also took the #4 spot in our “Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida” ranking. It costs about $2,651 for florida bachelor’s degree it students with aid per year to attend Palm Beach State College.

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#5

Broward College

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Broward College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value IT Schools for a Bachelor’s in Florida For Those Getting Aid. BC is a large school located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida that handed out 19 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our florida bachelor’s degree it students with aid list, BC has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida” ranking. It costs about $12,649 for Florida Bachelor’s Degree IT students with aid per year to attend Broward College.

Full Broward College Information Technology Report

With a ranking of #6, Rasmussen University - Florida did quite well on the 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Bachelor’s in Florida For Those Getting Aid list. Rasmussen University - Florida is a private for-profit institution located in Ocala, Florida. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 44 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Rasmussen University - Florida also made our “Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida” list, coming in at #9. It costs about $19,144 for florida bachelor’s degree it students with aid per year to attend Rasmussen University - Florida.

Full Rasmussen University - Florida Information Technology Report

#7

Saint Leo University

Saint Leo, Florida
#8 in overall quality

Saint Leo University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value IT Schools for a Bachelor’s in Florida For Those Getting Aid ranking. St. Leo University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Leo, Florida. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 34 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

St. Leo University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida” list. The estimated yearly cost for Saint Leo University is $18,869 for Florida Bachelor’s Degree IT students with aid.

Full St. Leo University Information Technology Report

#8

Hodges University

Naples, Florida

Hodges University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value IT Schools for a Bachelor’s in Florida For Those Getting Aid list. Hodges University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Naples, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

International College also took the #5 spot in our “Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for International College is $21,577 for Florida Bachelor’s Degree IT students with aid.

Read more about Information Technology at International College

#9

University of Miami

Coral Gables, Florida
#1 in overall quality

University of Miami ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value IT Schools for a Bachelor’s in Florida For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Coral Gables, Florida, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 45 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s IT students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our florida bachelor’s degree it students with aid list, U Miami has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Miami is $46,949 for Florida Bachelor’s Degree IT students with aid.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.

Read full report on Information Technology at U Miami

#10 in overall quality

Strayer University - Florida came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value IT Schools for a Bachelor’s in Florida For Those Getting Aid ranking. This small school is located in Tampa, Florida, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.

Strayer University - Florida also made our “Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida” list, coming in at #10.

Full Strayer University - Florida Information Technology Report

#11

Herzing University - Winter Park

Winter Park, Florida

Herzing University - Winter Park landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Bachelor’s in Florida For Those Getting Aid ranking. Herzing University - Winter Park is a small school located in Winter Park, Florida that handed out 1 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.

Herzing University - Winter Park did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida” list. The yearly cost to attend Herzing University - Winter Park is $24,150 for florida bachelor’s degree it students with aid.

Read full report on Information Technology at Herzing University - Winter Park

#12

The University of Tampa

Tampa, Florida
#2 in overall quality

The University of Tampa ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value IT Schools for a Bachelor’s in Florida For Those Getting Aid list. Tampa, Florida is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s IT degrees to 63 students in 2019-2020.

UT not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida” list. The yearly cost to attend UT is $30,990 for Florida Bachelor’s Degree IT students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full The University of Tampa Information Technology Report

#13

Full Sail University

Winter Park, Florida
#14 in overall quality

Full Sail University ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value IT Schools for a Bachelor’s in Florida For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Winter Park, Florida, this large private for-profit school handed out 18 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s IT students in 2019-2020.

Full Sail University also took the #14 spot in our “Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Full Sail University is $27,524 for Florida Bachelor’s Degree IT students with aid.

Read full report on Information Technology at Full Sail University

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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