by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Information Technology is the 42nd most popular major in the country with 42,900 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , information technology graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $50,643 and had an average of $27,140 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 11,704 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,080 and $31,434 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 2,556 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,020 and $16,931 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 116 colleges that offer a degree in information technology. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in information technology.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region associate degree it students.
Out of the 116 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Baton Rouge School of Computers landed the #1 spot on the list.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full Baton Rouge School of Computers Information Technology Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend West Virginia Junior College - Bridgeport. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southeast Region. This small school is located in Bridgeport, West Virginia, and it awarded 7 associates’s it degrees in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full West Virginia Junior College - Bridgeport Information Technology Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend ECPI University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southeast Region. ECPI University is a private for-profit institution located in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 273 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Miller-Motte College Augusta. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Augusta, Georgia, this small private for-profit school handed out 22 diplomas to qualified associates’s it students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Information Technology at Miller-Motte College Augusta
With a ranking of #6, West Virginia Junior College - Charleston did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southeast Region list. WVJC Charleston is a small school located in Cross Lanes, West Virginia that handed out 4 associates’s it degrees in 2021-2022.
Valley College-Martinsburg came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Martinsburg, West Virginia, this small private for-profit school handed out 20 degrees to qualified associates’s it students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Valley College-Martinsburg Information Technology Report
Gwinnett Technical College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Lawrenceville, Georgia, and it awarded 144 associates’s it degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Gwinnett Technical College Information Technology Report
Blue Ridge Community and Technical College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Blue Ridge Community and Technical College is located in Martinsburg, West Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 33 associates’s it degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Blue Ridge Community and Technical College Information Technology Report
With a ranking of #10, Northern Virginia Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southeast Region list. Northern Virginia Community College is a large school located in Annandale, Virginia that handed out 383 associates’s it degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Northern Virginia Community College Information Technology Report
Augusta Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #11. Augusta Technical College is located in Augusta, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 42 associates’s it degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Information Technology at Augusta Technical College
West Virginia Junior College - Morgantown came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southeast Region ranking. West Virginia Junior College - Morgantown is a small school located in Morgantown, West Virginia that handed out 19 associates’s it degrees in 2021-2022.
With a ranking of #14, Miller-Motte College Wilmington did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southeast Region list. Miller-Motte College Wilmington is a small school located in Wilmington, North Carolina that handed out 28 associates’s it degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Information Technology at Miller-Motte College Wilmington
Miller-Motte College Columbus came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Columbus, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s it degrees to 12 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Information Technology at Miller-Motte College Columbus
Sullivan University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #16. Sullivan University is a small private for-profit school situated in Louisville, Kentucky. It awarded 30 associates’s it degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read more about Information Technology at Sullivan University
McCann School of Business & Technology did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #17. McCann School of Business & Technology is a small private for-profit school situated in Monroe, Louisiana. It awarded 3 associates’s it degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full McCann School of Business & Technology Information Technology Report
West Virginia Northern Community College ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Wheeling, West Virginia, this small public school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified associates’s it students in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full West Virginia Northern Community College Information Technology Report
Pensacola State College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #18. Pensacola State College is a medium-sized public school situated in Pensacola, Florida. It awarded 32 associates’s it degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Tidewater Community College landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Tidewater Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Norfolk, Virginia. It awarded 79 associates’s it degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Information Technology at Tidewater Community College
Atlantis University ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Miami, Florida, this small private for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s it students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Information Technology at Atlantis University
Bossier Parish Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #25. Bossier Parish Community College is a public institution located in Bossier City, Louisiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 34 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Information Technology at Bossier Parish Community College
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