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2023 Most Popular Information Technology Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Finding the Best Information Technology Master's Degree School for You

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Computer Science Degree Search has created the Most Popular Information Technology Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 57 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which master's 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 master's degree.

Our analysis found University of Maryland Global Campus to be the most popular school for information technology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . UMGC is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Adelphi.

Of the 808 students majoring in IT at UMGC, 72% are male and 28% are female.

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#2

New York University

New York, NY

Out of the 57 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New York University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 431 students majoring in IT at NYU, 48% are male and 52% are female.

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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 Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Wilmington University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of New Castle.

Women make up 48% of the IT majors at the school.

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#4

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

Out of the 57 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Carnegie Mellon University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

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

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at George Washington University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular information technology schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

Of the 144 students majoring in IT at GWU, 69% are male and 31% are female.

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#6

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

Georgetown University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Georgetown is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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

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Columbia University in the City of New York 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 #7 on the list. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

Women make up 42% of the IT majors at the school.

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#8

Fordham University

Bronx, NY

With a ranking of #8, Fordham 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 Bronx, Fordham U is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 72 students majoring in IT at Fordham U, 72% are male and 28% are female.

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#8

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Johns Hopkins 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 #8 on the list. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.

Of the 72 students majoring in IT at Johns Hopkins, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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#10

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Temple 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 #10 on the list. Temple is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

Women make up 47% of the IT majors at the school.

Full Information Technology at Temple University Report

Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional popular schools for Information Technology students in the Middle Atlantic Region that almost earned our Most Popular Information Technology Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.

Rank College Location
11 Cornell University Ithaca, NY

Best Information Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best 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

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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