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

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$77,189 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Information Technology Master'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 Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 40 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for IT majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 10 Best Information Technology Master's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus to be the best school for information technology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Virginia - Main Campus is a great place for information technology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a very large student population.

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#3

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

The excellent master’s degree programs at George Mason University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best information technology schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 40 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alabama in Huntsville landed the # 4 spot on the list. UAH is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Huntsville.

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#5

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

Out of the 40 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Auburn University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Auburn, Auburn is a public college with a very large student population.

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#6

Marymount University

Arlington, VA

With a ranking of #6, Marymount University did quite well on this year’s best schools for information technology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Arlington, Marymount is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Tulane University of Louisiana did quite well on this year’s best schools for information technology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of New Orleans, Tulane is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#8

Augusta University

Augusta, GA

Augusta University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Augusta University is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Augusta.

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Florida Institute of Technology - Online landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree information technology programs. Located in the city of Melbourne, Florida Institute of Technology - Online is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#10

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS

With a ranking of #10, Mississippi State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for information technology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the remote town of Mississippi State, Mississippi State is a public school with a very large student population.

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Best Information Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best information technology schools 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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