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2023 Most Popular Information Technology Master's Degree Schools in Alabama

8 Colleges
$77,189 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, information technology students earned 176 degrees and certificates from an Alabama school, making the subject the 3rd in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which computer science program is right for you. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Computer Science Degree Search has created its Most Popular Information Technology Master's Degree Schools in Alabama ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in Alabama 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.

Check out the IT master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Alabama.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Alabama in Huntsville the most popular school in Alabama for information technology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Huntsville, UAH is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 11% of the IT majors at the school.

Read full report on Information Technology at University of Alabama in Huntsville

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Alabama at Birmingham is a great place for information technology students working on their master’s degree. UAB is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Birmingham.

Of the 24 students majoring in IT at UAB, 71% are male and 29% are female.

Read full report on Information Technology at University of Alabama at Birmingham

#3

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

Out of the 8 schools in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, Auburn University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Auburn is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Auburn.

Full Information Technology at Auburn University Report

#4

Tuskegee University

Tuskegee, AL

Out of the 8 schools in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, Tuskegee University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Tuskegee, Tuskegee is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 7 students majoring in IT at Tuskegee, 57% are male and 43% are female.

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#4

Alabama State University

Montgomery, AL

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Alabama State University is a great place for information technology students working on their master’s degree. Alabama State is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Montgomery.

Of the 7 students majoring in IT at Alabama State, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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#6

Talladega College

Talladega, AL

Talladega College 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 distant town of Talladega, Talladega College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 75% of the IT majors at the school.

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Strayer University - Alabama 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. Strayer University - Alabama is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Birmingham.

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

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Auburn University at Montgomery ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama list. AUM is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Montgomery.

Of the 2 students majoring in IT at AUM, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Best Information Technology Colleges in the Southeast Region

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State Degrees Awarded
West Virginia 758
Louisiana 85
North Carolina 181
Georgia 944
Tennessee 37
Mississippi 49
Virginia 1,707
Arkansas 55
Florida 1,470
South Carolina 84
Kentucky 2,193

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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