2023 Most Popular Information Technology Master's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Information Technology Master's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 40,555 information technology students received their degrees and certificates, making the major the #3 most popular in the country.
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The Most Popular Information Technology Master's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Computer Science Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 233 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs 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.
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2023 Most Popular Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the United States
Check out the IT master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.
Top 25 Most Popular Schools for a Master's in Information Technology
Our 2023 rankings named Campbellsville University the most popular school in the United States for information technology students working on their master’s degree. Campbellsville University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the town of Campbellsville.
About 26% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 74% are male.
Full Information Technology at Campbellsville University Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Governors University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City, WGU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
Of the 896 students majoring in IT at WGU, 91% are male and 9% are female.
Read full report on Information Technology at Western Governors University
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Maryland Global Campus is a great place for information technology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Adelphi, UMGC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 28% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 72% are male.
Full Information Technology at University of Maryland Global Campus Report
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of the Cumberlands is a great place for information technology students working on their master’s degree. Cumberlands is a large private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Williamsburg.
Women make up 20% of the IT majors at the school.
Read full report on Information Technology at University of the Cumberlands
Out of the 233 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, New York University landed the # 5 spot on the list. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
About 52% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 48% are male.
Wilmington University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for information technology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the suburb of New Castle, Wilmington University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 213 students majoring in IT at Wilmington University, 52% are male and 48% are female.
Carnegie Mellon University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
Women make up 36% of the IT majors at the school.
Full Information Technology at Carnegie Mellon University Report
American Public University System landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree information technology programs. Located in the town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 149 students majoring in IT at American Military University, 83% are male and 17% are female.
With a ranking of #9, George Washington University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for information technology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
About 31% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 69% are male.
Grand Canyon University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
About 19% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 81% are male.
Georgetown University ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
Women make up 33% of the IT majors at the school.
Read full report on Information Technology at Georgetown University
Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree information technology programs. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 106 students majoring in IT at Columbia, 58% are male and 42% are female.
Read full report on Information Technology at Columbia University in the City of New York
Capella University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for information technology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #13 on the list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 102 students majoring in IT at Capella University, 62% are male and 38% are female.
Bellevue University landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree information technology programs. Located in the suburb of Bellevue, Bellevue University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
About 23% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 77% are male.
With a ranking of #15, University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for information technology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 57% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 43% are male.
Full Information Technology at University of Washington - Seattle Campus Report
Purdue University Global came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 15% of the IT majors at the school.
Full Information Technology at Purdue University Global Report
With a ranking of #17, National University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for information technology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Women make up 20% of the IT majors at the school.
Read full report on Information Technology at National University
DePaul University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for information technology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #18 on the list. DePaul is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.
Of the 82 students majoring in IT at DePaul, 73% are male and 27% are female.
Read full report on Information Technology at DePaul University
Brigham Young University - Provo ranked #19 on this year’s Most Popular Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools list. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Provo.
About 14% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 86% are male.
Read full report on Information Technology at Brigham Young University - Provo
Fordham University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for information technology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #20 on the list. Fordham U is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Bronx.
About 28% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 72% are male.
Johns Hopkins University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
About 33% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 67% are male.
University of Washington - Tacoma Campus landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree information technology programs. UW Tacoma is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Tacoma.
Women make up 25% of the IT majors at the school.
Washington University in St Louis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for information technology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #23 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 66 students majoring in IT at WUSTL, 59% are male and 41% are female.
University of Dallas ranked #23 on this year’s Most Popular Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools list. UD is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Irving.
Of the 66 students majoring in IT at UD, 62% are male and 38% are female.
Read full report on Information Technology at University of Dallas
Ottawa University - Phoenix came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Ottawa University - Phoenix is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Phoenix.
Women make up 41% of the IT majors at the school.
Rest of the Top Most Popular Information Technology Master's Degree Schools
Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional popular schools for Information Technology students that almost earned our Most Popular Information Technology Master's Degree Schools award.
Rank | College | Location |
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36 | Cornell University | Ithaca, NY |
36 | University of Nevada - Las Vegas | Las Vegas, NV |
38 | Sans Technology Institute | Bethesda, MD |
39 | Concordia University, Saint Paul | Saint Paul, MN |
39 | Saint Leo University | Saint Leo, FL |
41 | Naval Postgraduate School | Monterey, CA |
42 | Marymount University | Arlington, VA |
42 | University of San Diego | San Diego, CA |
44 | University of Houston | Houston, TX |
45 | Old Dominion University | Norfolk, VA |
45 | University of California - San Diego | La Jolla, CA |
Information Technology by Region
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Majors Related to IT
Information Technology is one of 10 different types of computer science programs to choose from.
IT Focus Areas
Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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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