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2023 Most Popular Information Technology Schools in Rhode Island

7 Colleges
$44,542 Avg Salary
$31,000 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Information Technology School for You

In 2020-2021, information technology students earned 87 degrees and certificates from a Rhode Island school, making the subject the 4th in the state.

Today's computer science students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

The Most Popular Information Technology Schools in Rhode Island ranking is one of many tools that Computer Science Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 7 schools in Rhode Island to see which ones were the most popular 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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named New England Institute of Technology the most popular school in Rhode Island for information technology students. Located in the large suburb of East Greenwich, New England Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that IT majors at New England Tech take out is $31,000.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Rhode Island. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Information Technology Schools in Rhode Island list. URI is a large public school located in the large suburb of Kingston.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johnson & Wales University - Providence. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Technology Schools in Rhode Island list. JWU Providence is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Providence.

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Out of the 7 schools in Rhode Island that were part of this year’s ranking, Community College of Rhode Island landed the # 4 spot on the list. CCRI is a large public school located in the city of Warwick.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Roger Williams University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Technology Schools in Rhode Island list. RWU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bristol.

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Lincoln Technical Institute - Lincoln landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular information technology programs. Lincoln Tech - Lincoln is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Lincoln.

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#6

Brown University

Providence, RI

Brown University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Information Technology Schools in Rhode Island list. Located in the medium-sized city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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Best Information Technology Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Information Technology Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 397
Connecticut 74
Vermont 210
New Hampshire 50
Maine 124

Information Technology is one of 10 different types of computer science programs to choose from.

IT Focus Areas

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 7 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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