2025 Best Information Technology Master's Degree Schools in Rhode Island

If you pursue a master's degree in information technology, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #26 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Information Technology Master's Degree Schools in Rhode Island ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 56 master's degrees in information technology to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Information Technology School for Your Master's Degree

The it master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to information technology students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other information technology students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for information technology to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized information technology related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for information technology students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Information Technology Master's Degree Schools in Rhode Island ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Information Technology in Rhode Island

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in information technology.

Top Rhode Island Schools for a Master's in IT

1

Brown University
Providence, RI

21 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Brown University if you want to pursue a master's degree in information technology. Located in the midsize city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in information technology from Brown University

2

University of Rhode Island
Kingston, RI

16 Annual Graduates

$113,214 Median Starting Salary

It's difficult to beat University of Rhode Island if you want to pursue a master's degree in information technology. Located in the large suburb of Kingston, URI is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Students who graduate with their master's from the it program state that they receive average early career earnings of $113,214.

More information about a master’s in information technology from University of Rhode Island

3

Johnson & Wales University - Providence
Providence, RI

13 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Johnson & Wales University - Providence if you want to pursue a master's degree in information technology. JWU Providence is a small private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Providence.More information about a master’s in information technology from Johnson & Wales University - Providence

Best Information Technology Colleges in the New England Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	222	115
Connecticut	153	9
New Hampshire	108	14
Vermont	91	31
Maine	90	6

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Information Technology Related Rankings by Major

Information Technology is one of 10 different types of Computer & Information Sciences programs to choose from.

IT Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Computer & IS Security	46
Information Technology Project Management	10

Majors Similar to IT

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Computer Science	129
Computer Software & Applications	18
Computer Information Systems	5

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.