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2023 Best Information Technology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

36 Colleges
$50,419 Avg Salary
$35,229 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Information Technology Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 40,555 information technology students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #3 most popular in the country.

Today's computer science students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Computer Science Degree Search has created the Best Information Technology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 36 schools in the Southeast Region to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for computer science students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Information Technology Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Information Technology Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Herzing University - Birmingham to be the best school for information technology students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Southeast Region . Herzing University - Birmingham is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Birmingham.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, IT majors at Herzing University - Birmingham accumulate an average of around $39,024 in student debt.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at American Public University System helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best information technology schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that IT majors at American Military University take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $27,474.

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#3

University of Richmond

University of Richmond, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Richmond. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of University of Richmond, URichmond is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Herzing University - Atlanta helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best information technology schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Atlanta, Herzing University - Atlanta is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

IT majors at Herzing University - Atlanta take out an average of $39,024 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#5

University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL

Out of the 36 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Miami landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Coral Gables, U Miami is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, IT majors at U Miami accumulate an average of around $16,679 in student debt.

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Kennesaw State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree information technology programs. KSU Georgia is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Kennesaw.

The average amount in student loans that IT majors at KSU Georgia take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $33,830.

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Georgia College & State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the distant town of Milledgeville, Georgia College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, IT graduates from Georgia College carry an average student debtload of $24,295.

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#8

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

Old Dominion University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Herzing University - Kenner landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree information technology programs. Herzing University - Kenner is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Kenner.

The average amount in student loans that IT majors at Herzing University - Kenner take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $39,024.

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Rasmussen University - Florida did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for information technology students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the small city of Ocala, Rasmussen University - Florida is a private for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

IT majors at Rasmussen University - Florida take out an average of $41,714 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Best Information Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best information technology colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Louisiana 85
West Virginia 758
Georgia 944
Tennessee 37
North Carolina 181
Mississippi 49
Virginia 1,707
Arkansas 55
Alabama 176
Florida 1,470
South Carolina 84
Kentucky 2,193

Information Technology is one of 10 different types of computer science programs to choose from.

IT Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Computer & IS Security 22,829
Network & System Administration/Administrator 5,501
Information Technology Management 4,009
Computer Support Specialist 3,176
System, Networking, & LAN/WAN Management/Manager 2,077
Information Technology Project Management 2,076
Web/Multimedia Management & Webmaster 887

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Computer Science 59,565
Information Science 18,325
Computer Systems Networking 14,700
Computer Software & Applications 14,336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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.

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