2025 Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in Rhode Island

Information Technology is of the hottest associate degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #20 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in Rhode Island ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 38 associate degrees in information technology during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Average Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of associate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their associate degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

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 - How many other information technology students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• 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 much debt information technology students go into to obtain their associate degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• 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 schools for information technology students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank Information Technology Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in Rhode Island ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Information Technology in Rhode Island

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for information technology students seeking a an associate degree.

Top Rhode Island Schools for an Associate in IT

1

New England Institute of Technology
East Greenwich, RI

28 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in information technology needs to take a look at New England Institute of Technology. Located in the large suburb of East Greenwich, New England Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.More information about a associate in information technology from New England Institute of Technology

2

Community College of Rhode Island
Warwick, RI

10 Annual Graduates

Community College of Rhode Island is a wonderful choice for students interested in an associate degree in information technology. CCRI is a large public college located in the small city of Warwick.More information about a associate in information technology from Community College of Rhode Island

Best Information Technology Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Information Technology Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	137	88
Connecticut	101	25
New Hampshire	80	16
Maine	69	75
Vermont	58	14

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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	28
Web/Multimedia Management & Webmaster	4
Computer Support Specialist	4
System, Networking, & LAN/WAN Management/Manager	2

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Computer Programming	39
Computer Information Systems	3
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.