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Information Technology is the #54th most popular major in the country with 10,101 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>.
This year's Best Information Technology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students ranking analyzed 34 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in it. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent information technology programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the information technology program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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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 IT Schools for Non-Traditional Students list to help you make the college decision.
In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you.
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Check out the it programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.
Capella University tops the 2021 list of our schools in the United States that are best for non-traditional information technology students. Capella University is a very large private for-profit school located in the large city of Minneapolis.
About 1.1% of Capella University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 38,716 students at Capella University and they are all exclusively distance learners. About 30,933 of the students at Capella University are attending part time.
Full Information Technology at Capella University Report
The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Rochester Institute of Technology. Located in the large suburb of Rochester, RIT is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population. RIT not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #1 on our Best Colleges for Information Technology list.
The student loan default rate at RIT is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 9,961 students take at least one class online at RIT. There are roughly 1,867 part time students in attendance at RIT.
Read full report on Information Technology at Rochester Institute of Technology
University of Maryland Global Campus earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. UMGC is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Adelphi.
The student loan default rate at UMGC is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. 47,272 students at UMGC are exclusively online. There are roughly 45,251 part time students in attendance at UMGC.
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Dakota State University comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. Dakota State is a small public school located in the town of Madison.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.5%. 1,775 of Dakota State students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 1,705 part time students in attendance at Dakota State.
Read full report on Information Technology at Dakota State University
Bellevue University earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. Bellevue University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Bellevue.
The student loan default rate at Bellevue University is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. 11,048 students at Bellevue University are exclusively online. 4,014 students are part time.
Read full report on Information Technology at Bellevue University
Champlain College landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best information technology schools for non-traditional students. Located in the small city of Burlington, Champlain is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
About 1.1% of Champlain students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 1,570 students are part time.
Full Information Technology at Champlain College Report
Drexel University landed the #7 spot in our 2021 best information technology schools for non-traditional students. Drexel is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia. Drexel also made our Best Colleges for Information Technology list, coming in at #4.
About 0.9% of Drexel students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 6,249 students at Drexel that take at least one class online. 5,829 of Drexel students are attending part time.
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Wilmington University landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best information technology schools for non-traditional students. Wilmington University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of New Castle.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.6%. 9,747 of Wilmington University students are exclusively distance learners. About 9,527 of the students at Wilmington University are attending part time.
Full Information Technology at Wilmington University Report
Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus landed the #9 spot in our 2021 best information technology schools for non-traditional students. Penn State University Park is a fairly large public school located in the small city of University Park. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Penn State University Park has also earned the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Information Technology ranking.
About 0.0% of Penn State University Park students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. All of Penn State University Park students are attending part time.
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American Public University System comes in at #10 in this year's ranking. American Military University is a very large private for-profit school located in the town of Charles Town.
The student loan default rate at American Military University is lower than is typical, just 2.4% of students default in three years. There are approximately 48,298 students at American Military University and they are all exclusively distance learners. 45,236 students are part time.
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