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2023 Most Popular Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in Maryland

13 Colleges
$35,972 Avg Salary
$25,601 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Information Technology Associate Degree School for You

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 Information Technology Associate Degree 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 13 schools in Maryland to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for computer science students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Information Technology program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for IT majors pursuing a associate degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Anne Arundel Community College the most popular school in Maryland for information technology students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of Arnold, AACC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 29% of the IT majors at the school.

Full Information Technology at Anne Arundel Community College Report

#2

Montgomery College

Rockville, MD

The in-demand associate degree programs at Montgomery College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular information technology schools in Maryland. Located in the small city of Rockville, Montgomery College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 28% of the IT majors at the school.

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Out of the 13 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Community College of Baltimore County landed the # 3 spot on the list. CCBC is a large public school located in the suburb of Baltimore.

Women make up 27% of the IT majors at the school.

IT majors at CCBC take out an average of $19,284 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Read full report on Information Technology at Community College of Baltimore County

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Prince George’s Community College is a great place for information technology students working on their associate degree. PGCC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Largo.

About 36% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 64% are male.

After completing their Associate Degree, IT graduates from PGCC carry an average student debt load of $17,542.

Read full report on Information Technology at Prince George’s Community College

Out of the 13 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Southern Maryland landed the # 5 spot on the list. CSM is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of La Plata.

Women make up 27% of the IT majors at the school.

Read full report on Information Technology at College of Southern Maryland

With a ranking of #6, Harford Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for information technology students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Bel Air, Harford Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 28 students majoring in IT at Harford Community College, 75% are male and 25% are female.

Read full report on Information Technology at Harford Community College

#7

Carroll Community College

Westminster, MD

With a ranking of #7, Carroll Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for information technology students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Westminster, Carroll Community College is a public college with a small student population.

About 33% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 67% are male.

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Baltimore City Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in Maryland ranking. Baltimore City Community College is a small public school located in the city of Baltimore.

Of the 23 students majoring in IT at Baltimore City Community College, 78% are male and 22% are female.

Full Information Technology at Baltimore City Community College Report

Hagerstown Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in Maryland list. HCC is a small public school located in the suburb of Hagerstown.

Women make up 18% of the IT majors at the school.

IT majors at HCC take out an average of $14,588 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Full Information Technology at Hagerstown Community College Report

With a ranking of #9, Strayer University - Maryland did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for information technology students working on their associate degree. Located in the large suburb of Suitland, Strayer University - Maryland is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 22 students majoring in IT at Strayer University - Maryland, 50% are male and 50% are female.

IT majors at Strayer University - Maryland take out an average of $27,968 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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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
Pennsylvania 1,445
New York 1,927
New Jersey 180
District of Columbia 434
Delaware 399

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 13 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.

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