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2023 Most Popular Online Information Technology Schools in Maryland

8 Colleges
$53,581 Avg Salary
$21,254 Avg Student Debt

In 2020-2021, information technology students earned 2,370 degrees and certificates from a Maryland school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which computer science program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Most Popular Online Information Technology Schools in Maryland ranking is one of many tools that Computer Science Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Maryland 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Information Technology Colleges.

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

While working on their degree, IT majors at UMGC accumulate an average of around $20,722 in student debt.

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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 Maryland. Located in the suburb of Bethesda, Sans Technology Institute is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Community College of Baltimore County. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Information Technology Schools in Maryland list. CCBC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Baltimore.

IT majors at CCBC take out an average of $18,614 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#4

Towson University

Towson, MD

The excellent online programs at Towson University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best information technology schools in Maryland. Towson is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Towson.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Capitol Technology University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Online Information Technology Schools in Maryland list. Capitol Tech is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Laurel.

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Strayer University - Maryland landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best information technology programs. Located in the suburb of Suitland, Strayer University - Maryland is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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

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Allegany College of Maryland ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Information Technology Schools in Maryland list. Allegany College of Maryland is a small public school located in the city of Cumberland.

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Anne Arundel Community College 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 suburb of Arnold, AACC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

While working on their degree, IT majors at AACC accumulate an average of around $14,500 in student debt.

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Best Information Technology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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State Degrees Awarded
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

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 8 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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