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2023 Most Popular Online Information Technology Schools in District of Columbia

4 Colleges
$71,604 Avg Salary
$28,425 Avg Student Debt

Information Technology is one of the most popular subjects to study in District of Columbia. With 434 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.

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 Most Popular Online Information Technology Schools in District of Columbia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in District of Columbia to see which online programs were the most popular for computer science students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online IT programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in District of Columbia.

#1

Career Technical Institute

Washington, DC

Our 2023 rankings named Career Technical Institute the most popular online school in District of Columbia for information technology students. Career Technical Institute is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

IT majors at Career Technical Institute take out an average of $7,652 in student loans while working on their egree.

Full Information Technology at Career Technical Institute Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Strayer University - Global Region. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Online Information Technology Schools in District of Columbia list. Strayer University - Global Region is a large private for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

On average, IT graduates from Strayer University - Global Region take out $32,810 in student loans while working on their degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Strayer University - District of Columbia. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Information Technology Schools in District of Columbia list. Strayer University - District of Columbia is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

On average, IT graduates from Strayer University - District of Columbia take out $32,810 in student loans while working on their degree.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of the Potomac - Washington DC Campus is a great place for information technology students pursuing an online degree. Located in the city of Washington, University of the Potomac - Washington DC Campus is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Full Information Technology at University of the Potomac - Washington DC Campus Report

Best Information Technology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Information Technology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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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 4 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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