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2023 Most Popular Online Information Technology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

47 Colleges
$52,272 Avg Salary
$24,278 Avg Student Debt

With 40,555 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, information technology is the #3 most popular major in the United States.

With all the computer science programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Computer Science Degree Search has created its Most Popular Online Information Technology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 47 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones were the most popular online programs for computer science students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for IT majors pursuing an online .

Our 2023 rankings named University of Maryland Global Campus the most popular online school in the Middle Atlantic Region for information technology students. UMGC is a very large public school located in the suburb of Adelphi.

On average, IT graduates from UMGC take out $20,722 in student loans while working on their degree.

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The excellent online programs at Sans Technology Institute helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best information technology schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large suburb of Bethesda, Sans Technology Institute is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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#3

Wilmington University

New Castle, DE

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wilmington University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Information Technology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Wilmington University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of New Castle.

The average amount in student loans that IT majors at Wilmington University take out is $29,427.

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The excellent online programs at Community College of Baltimore County helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best information technology schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . CCBC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Baltimore.

The average amount in student loans that IT majors at CCBC take out is $18,614.

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#5

Towson University

Towson, MD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Towson University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Information Technology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Towson is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Towson.

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#6

Career Technical Institute

Washington, DC

Career Technical Institute ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Information Technology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Washington, Career Technical Institute is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

While working on their degree, IT majors at Career Technical Institute accumulate an average of around $7,652 in student debt.

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With a ranking of #7, Berkeley College - New York did quite well on this year’s best schools for information technology students. Located in the city of New York, Berkeley College - New York is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

IT majors at Berkeley College - New York take out an average of $27,706 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Strayer University - Global Region did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for information technology students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Washington, Strayer University - Global Region is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

IT majors at Strayer University - Global Region take out an average of $32,810 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Capitol Technology University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best information technology programs. Capitol Tech is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Laurel.

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YTI Career Institute-York landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best information technology programs. Located in the medium-sized suburb of York, YTI is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that IT majors at YTI take out is $17,982.

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Explore the most popular online information technology colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Maryland 2,370
Pennsylvania 1,445
New York 1,927
New Jersey 180
District of Columbia 434
Delaware 399

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One of 10 majors within the computer science area of study, information technology has other similar majors worth exploring.

IT Concentrations

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

Majors Similar to IT

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.

  • 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.

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