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Information Technology — also commonly known as information systems
or systems administration, is the study of utilizing existing operating
systems, software, and applications to elegantly and efficiently solve
business problems. Perhaps the most innately applied degree that is
(broadly) in the computer sciences, information technology often also
includes courses in business, management, and decision making.
Particularly at the masters level, degrees in IT can provide
comfortable paychecks. Information security analysts, network
architects, and database administrators (all positions for which a
masters in information technology would be a good fit), can all easily
earn over $85,000 a year. If you find yourself thinking about how to
solve complex business problems with the use of technology, or are
already in the field and want to climb up the ranks of your
organization, masters in IT degrees can be a great fit. Check out our
ranking below!
Methodology:
- Specializations (1/4): the number of emphases, specializations, or customizable tracks in a program.
- Program length (1/4): the minimum number of months required to complete the program.
- Affordability (1/4): the estimated out-of-state cost per credit hour.
- Academic Prestige (1/4): the placement and rank of the program in other prestigious rankings.
Boston University is a private nonsectarian research university
offering bachelors through doctoral degrees to some 30,000+ students.
Classified as a very high research activity university by the Carnegie
Classifications of Institutions of Higher Education, and as one of the
largest employers in Boston, it should be no surprise that BU plays a
vital role in technology and research in the city. Since its founding in
1839 the university has counted seven Nobel laureates, twenty three
Pulitzer Prize winners, and nine Academy Award winners among its faculty
and alumni. BU is perennially ranked as a top 100 institution of higher
education in the world, and much higher ranked when just considering
the United States.
Boston University comes in at the top of our ranking due to being one
of the most affordable programs surveyed, being one of the most
flexible, and being one of the most elite programs surveyed. The master
of science in Computer Information Systems degree offered by Boston
University is presented through the university’s Metropolitan College
fully online. Courses are taught by PhD-level full-time faculty, as well
as professionals currently in the field. Currently seven concentrations
are available in the degree, including computer networks, data
analytics, database management and business intelligence, health
informatics, IT project management, security, and web application
development. A wide range of optional graduate level certifications are
also available. Students may take as few as one course and as many as
five in a semester, with the entire degree achievable in 18 months. The
program is also one of the most affordable surveyed, coming in at $435
per credit hour.
The University of Denver is the oldest private university in the
Rocky Mountain Region, and currently enrolls around 12,000 students at
the bachelors through doctoral levels. The main campus is a designated
arboretum, and within view of the Front Range of the Rockies. For
students on campus and in the region, the University of Denver is
regularly lauded as one of the fittest campuses (in one of the fittest
regions) in America. Particularly strong departments in the University
include international studies and business. Two other notable features
about the university include the highest rate of undergraduate students
studying abroad in the nation for doctoral and research universities
(70.2%), as well as the fact that over half of the school is composed of
graduate students.
DU’s Univiersity College of professional and continuing studies
offers their masters in information and communications technology in
both certification and master’s program denominations. The
master’s-length program requres 48 credits or 12 credit hours, broken
into 10-week terms. Offerings like short terms, no GMAT or GRE
requirement and a vast range of concentrations help to rank DU’s program
high in our flexibility metric. The University also ranks as the 9th
most affordable program of those surveyed, coming in at an estimated
cost of $628 per credit hour. Concentrations include:
- Database Design and Administrations
- Geographic Information Systems
- Information Systems and Security
- Mobile Application Development
- Project Management
- Software Design and Programming
- Technology Management
- Telecommunications Technology
- Web Design and Development
Any concentration offered by the program may be completed in as
little as 15 months, and all require the same 48 credit hours for
completion.
The University of Maryland University College (UMUC) is a public
research university located in Adelphi, Maryland. The University is
known as one of the largest distance learning providers in the world,
serving some 90,000 student worldwide, as well as for their innovative
100% acceptance rate for undergraduate programs. Over 120 programs are
offered by the university at bachelors through doctoral levels. UMUC has
an established track record in distance education, even offering online
education through dial-up, television, and corrospondence courses in
the past. The University also educated 50,000 active-duty service
members at over 130 military installations, with campuses in deployment
locations in Afghanistan and Djibouti. The University was ranked #1 by
The Military Times “Best for Vets” ranking in 2015.
UMUC’s Master of Science in Information Technology is offered fully
online and requires 36 credit hours for completion. The degree may be
completed in as little as two years, which is slightly longer than other
programs ranked. But a wide range of specializations are avialable to
tailor your degree. Specializations include:
- Database Systems Technology
- Homeland Security Management
- Informatics
- Information Assurance
- Project Management
- Software Engineering
- Systems Engineering
- Telecommunications Management
Curriculum for all specialziations centers around 15 credit hours of
core coursework, and 21 credits in a chosen specialization. A 3-credit
capstone course is required of all specializations. Related tracks
include certifications in cybersecurity policy, information assurance,
and project management, as well as a dual-degree MBA and MS in IT
program.
Kennesaw State University is a public, comprehensive university that
is part of the University System of Georgia. KSU is located in Dalton,
Georgia, and home to some 33,000 students. The university offers
academic programs in particular practical and career-centered
disciplines including business, education, nursing, crimninal justice,
and sports management. KSU is also host to the largest Department of
Continuing Education in the United States. And has recently been listed
by
US News as a particualrly innovative school on their “up-and-coming” list.
Online courses offered through Kennesaw State University are
monitored for quality through their Quality Matters Rubric, an internal
peer review process designed to ensure the quality of online courses.
Courses are re-certified every three years, or if instructors change
more than 15% of the content in a course. KSU’s Master of Science in
Information Science is no different, and may be completed in as little
as two years fully online. Besides academic quality, other reasons for
KSU’s rank include the program’s relative affordability and number of
concentrations. Currently the program costs an estimated $408 per credit
hour, the second more affordable of programs surveyed. Three
concentrations are avialable: IT security, health information
technology, and databases and networking.
The University of Massachusetts at Lowell is an urban pbulic research
university that is home to some 17,500 students. The University is part
of and the second largest member of the University of Massachusetts
System, a system known for a wide array of online offerings. The
University offers a wide range of bachelors through doctoral degrees,
and is particularly well known for engineering, criminal justice,
education, music, and technology disciplines. The University is
routinelly a nationally ranked university, and one of only a handful to
advance in
US News rankings every year since their inclusion in 2010.
UMASS Lowell offers a fully online Master of Science in Information
Technology that can be completed in 10 courses spread over 24 months.
Students may also work towards their masters by taking courses towards
IT certifications in Systems Models and Management, and Network
Security.Courses are practical, and divided topically into system
infrastructure, network infrastructure, and software management. For
students wishing to study Cyber Security or Information Assurance, UMASS
Lowell has been certified by the NSA and the Department of Homeland
Security as a center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Research
through 2021.
Colorado Technical University is the first for-profit college in our
rankings, but also a well established institution of online education.
Currently around 25,000 students are enrolled in the University that is
based in Colorado Springs, Colorado, with over 70,000 students
worldwide. Many online students are members of the military or veterans.
While there is an investigation into the parent company of Colorado
Tech — Career Education Corporation — regarding alleged decelptive
recruiting and job placement information, Colorado Tech is regionally
accredited (the most highly regarded form of accreditation).
Colorado Technical University’s fully online Master of Science in
Information Technology requires 48 credit hours, over 24 months to
complete. Flexibility-granting aspects of the program include students’
ability to craft their own specialization, and work and life experience
credits. There are also many start dates yearly, allowing students to
join the program at their own convenience. Self-chosen specializations
include four credit hours from 600-level business, computer sceince or
IT courses, 16 credit hours from a select group of electives, and an
information technology capstone project. With an estimated per-credit
hour tuition of $585, CTU’s program is the 7th most affordable of
programs surveyed.
The North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University is a
public historically-black, research university located in Greensboro,
NOrth Carolina. The University is a constituent institution of the
University of North Carolina and with an enrollment of over 10,000
students is the largest historically black university in the nation. The
University if particularly lauded for their college of engineering,
which has long ranked first as the leading producer of African-American
engineers with masters and doctorate degrees.
The fully online Master of Science in Information Technology offered
by A&T is a great fit for students looking for a wide range of
specializations. Research areas students may choose from include Cloud
Computing, computer and network secutiy, enterprise computing, high
performance computing, information retrieval, knowledge discover and
data mining, and wireless networking. For on-campus or students within
the region, a number of masters-level students are able to partially
fund their education through graduate assistanceships. The program is
also regularly lauded as one of the best graduate information technology
programs for veterans.
Arizona State Univeristy is a public research university with five
campuses throughout the Phoenix, Arizona metro area. The University is
home to some 80,000 students including those online and at subsidiary
campuses, making the university the largest research university in the
nation. ASU is also regularly lauded as one of the most innovative
colleges in America. According to teh Center for Measuring University
Performance, ASU is the 31st top public research university, based on
research output, innovation, development, research expenditures, number
of awareded patents, and awarded research grant proposals.
Unsuprisingly, this has led to acclaimed faculty in scores of
disciplines making the university their home.
While ASU’s Masters of Science in Information Managment is offered
through their business school, it is a STEM-Designated program according
to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforecement agency. This allows
students from abroad to extend their VISAs by up to 36 months in an
optional practical training extension while looking for work. That said,
the course of study does couple technical application with the latest
techniques and tools for managing information systems. The online
program begins twice yearly and may be completed in as little as
16-months. This makes the program the 5th fastest of programs surveyed.
Currently the estimated cost per credit hour is $889.
Florida Institute of Technology is a private research university
centered in Melbourne, Florida. Areas of study at the university are
centered around six complementary disciplines: science, technology,
engineering, mathematics, and aviation. The University is home to some
9,000 students, 3,500 of whom are online students. The university also
offers specialized graduate degrees at a number of locations throughout
the US, largely centered around aviation, military, and space research
hubs. Overall, Florida Tech is seen as a top technical institution, and a
“best buy” among US colleges for students of STEM or aviation science.
The Master of Science in Information Technology degree offered by
Florida Tech requires 33 credit hours, that may be completed in as
little as 24 months. While the program of study is centered on
infomration technology, a number of courses of more general business
interest are also required, including financial accounting,
organizational behaviour, and corporate finance. FIT’s information
technology degree is the 13th most affordable of those surveyed, and the
cheapest of private degrees surveyed with an estimated cost per credit
hour of $777.
Virginia Tech Universiity is a preimanent, public, land-grant,
space-grant, sea-grant, and senior military college located in
Blacksburg, Virginia. The university is home to over 30,000 students. VT
is among three public universities in Virginia in the top 30. With
particularly lauded programs in engineering, the sciences, business,
architecture, and natural resources. Many standard of living indexes
also rate VT as a top school in teh nation, with the
Princeton Review
ranking it in the top 5 in the nation for happiest students, best
campus good, quality of life, students who love their colleges,
town-gown relations, and best alumni network.
Virginia Tech’s fully online Masters in Information Technology is a
combined degree and certificate program offered collaboratively by VT’s
top engineering and business colleges. the program blends study through
eight wide-ranging modules, though only offers one track. The eight
modules include health information systems, software development,
information security, business information systems, decision support
systems, and networking and telecommumunications. The program is the
second ranked program on
US News’ rankings, though ranks slightly lower in our rankings due to the 17th lowest affordability measure of $900 per credit hour.
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