Information Technology

A program that focuses on the design of technological information systems, including computing systems, as solutions to business and research data and communications support needs. Includes instruction in the principles of computer hardware and software components, algorithms, databases, telecommunications, user tactics, application testing, and human interface design.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 644 institutions across the United States, with a total of 113494 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

7,327

certificates awarded

Associate Degrees

6,143

degrees awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

13,206

degrees awarded

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

334

certificates awarded

Master's Degrees

8,449

degrees awarded

Doctoral Degrees

193

degrees awarded

Other Awards

77,842

awards given

Top Schools for Information Technology

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank	Institution	Degrees
1	DeVry University-Illinois Lisle, IL	10,284
2	University of Phoenix-Arizona Phoenix, AZ	4,098
3	Western Governors University Salt Lake City, UT	3,696
4	Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA	2,766
5	University of the Cumberlands Williamsburg, KY	2,457
6	Broward College Fort Lauderdale, FL	2,357
7	Wake Technical Community College Raleigh, NC	2,112
8	Colorado State University Global Aurora, CO	2,051
9	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH	1,509
10	George Mason University Fairfax, VA	1,419
11	Grand Canyon University Phoenix, AZ	1,401
12	University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA	1,371
13	College of Lake County Grayslake, IL	1,344
14	Northern Virginia Community College Annandale, VA	1,281
15	University of North Texas Denton, TX	1,254
16	Cornell University Ithaca, NY	1,098
17	Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN	1,053
18	Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA	1,005
19	Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ	963
20	Guilford Technical Community College Jamestown, NC	963
21	The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX	900
22	University of Central Florida Orlando, FL	897
23	Iowa State University Ames, IA	897
24	Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO	828
25	Brigham Young University-Idaho Rexburg, ID	816
26	American InterContinental University System Chandler, AZ	813
27	Valencia College Orlando, FL	808
28	Florida State University Tallahassee, FL	795
29	University of Memphis Memphis, TN	774
30	Purdue University Global West Lafayette, IN	762
31	Rowan-Cabarrus Community College Salisbury, NC	759
32	Towson University Towson, MD	741
33	Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ	738
34	Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI	714
35	New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ	711
36	DeVry University-California Ontario, CA	711
37	Florida International University Miami, FL	684
38	Forsyth Technical Community College Winston-Salem, NC	655
39	American Public University System Charles Town, WV	627
40	University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA	621
41	University of Central Missouri Warrensburg, MO	606
42	CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY	567
43	University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC	564
44	Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale Fort Lauderdale, FL	561
45	University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO	552
46	Liberty University Lynchburg, VA	546
47	New York University New York, NY	543
48	Johnston Community College Smithfield, NC	531
49	Ivy Tech Community College Indianapolis, IN	527
50	Davidson-Davie Community College Thomasville, NC	523
51	Fayetteville Technical Community College Fayetteville, NC	518
52	Central Piedmont Community College Charlotte, NC	512
53	Indian River State College Fort Pierce, FL	466
54	California State University-San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA	462
55	Miami Dade College Miami, FL	456
56	Arkansas Tech University Russellville, AR	451
57	University of Denver Denver, CO	438
58	University of Washington-Tacoma Campus Tacoma, WA	438
59	University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD	432
60	Auburn University at Montgomery Montgomery, AL	429
61	Santa Fe College Gainesville, FL	408
62	Florida State College at Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL	408
63	California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	408
64	Durham Technical Community College Durham, NC	405
65	Valparaiso University Valparaiso, IN	399
66	Craven Community College New Bern, NC	398
67	Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Stillwater, OK	387
68	Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology Okmulgee, OK	378
69	Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL	378
70	Volunteer State Community College Gallatin, TN	373
71	SOWELA Technical Community College Lake Charles, LA	371
72	Georgia Gwinnett College Lawrenceville, GA	369
73	Strayer University-Virginia Arlington, VA	348
74	Seminole State College of Florida Sanford, FL	348
75	Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX	346
76	Missouri State University-Springfield Springfield, MO	336
77	University of Massachusetts-Boston Boston, MA	333
78	Pitt Community College Winterville, NC	331
79	University of South Florida Tampa, FL	330
80	Rutgers University-Newark Newark, NJ	327
81	University of Arizona Tucson, AZ	324
82	University of St Thomas Saint Paul, MN	324
83	Northern Illinois University Dekalb, IL	315
84	Minnesota State University-Mankato Mankato, MN	312
85	Wayne Community College Goldsboro, NC	310
86	Marymount University Arlington, VA	309
87	Clark University Worcester, MA	294
88	St Petersburg College St. Petersburg, FL	292
89	Strayer University-Global Region Washington, DC	291
90	Hillsborough Community College Tampa, FL	289
91	Middle Georgia State University Macon, GA	283
92	Capella University Minneapolis, MN	282
93	Washington University of Science and Technology Vienna, VA	282
94	College of Central Florida Ocala, FL	279
95	University of Missouri-St Louis Saint Louis, MO	273
96	Ashford University San Diego, CA	264
97	Colorado Mountain College Glenwood Springs, CO	242
98	The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX	237
99	Temple University Philadelphia, PA	234
100	California State University-Chico Chico, CA	234