2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Information Technology in South Carolina

Information Technology is of the hottest master's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #30 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual reviewed 3 schools in South Carolina to determine which ones were the most popular for master's degree seekers in the field of information technology. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 7 master's degrees in information technology during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Information Technology School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in IT matters. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Information Technology in South Carolina ranking is to help you make that choice.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of information technology students usually has them for a reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

More Ways to Rank Information Technology Schools

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for information technology.

 

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Information Technology in South Carolina

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in information technology.

Most Well Attended Schools for IT Students Working on Their Master's

1

Coastal Carolina University
Conway, SC

4 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In SC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Coastal Carolina University if you want to pursue a master's degree in information technology. Coastal Carolina University is a large public university located in the city of Conway. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in information technology in South Carolina.

There were roughly 4 information technology students who graduated with this degree at Coastal Carolina University in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in information technology from Coastal Carolina University

2

Strayer University - South Carolina
Greenville, SC

2 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In SC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Strayer University - South Carolina is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in information technology. Strayer University - South Carolina is a small private for-profit university located in the city of Greenville. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for master's degrees in information technology in South Carolina.

There were approximately 2 information technology students who graduated with this degree at Strayer University - South Carolina in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in information technology from Strayer University - South Carolina

3

University of South Carolina - Columbia
Columbia, SC

1 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In SC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of South Carolina - Columbia is a popular option for individuals interested in a master's degree in information technology. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, UofSC is a public university with a very large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in information technology in South Carolina.

There were about 1 information technology individuals who graduated with this degree at UofSC in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in information technology from University of South Carolina - Columbia

 

Best Information Technology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Information Technology Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	206	130
Georgia	186	133
Virginia	175	186
North Carolina	167	97
Tennessee	156	0
Alabama	147	73
Kentucky	140	2,030
Mississippi	120	3
Arkansas	119	0
West Virginia	108	172

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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	7

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems	59
Computer Science	31
Computer Programming	7
Information Science	1

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.