2025 Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

Information Technology is of the hottest associate degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #20 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 29 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for information technology students pursuing a associate degree. Combined, these schools handed out 2,636 associate degrees in information technology to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Associate Degree Schools List

Choosing a Great Information Technology School for Your Associate Degree

The it associate degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality it program can vary widely even among the top schools. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To account for this we include a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a host of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Average Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of associate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their associate degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on information technology students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other information technology students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt information technology students go into to obtain their associate degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• 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 associate degree.

More Ways to Rank Information Technology Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Information Technology in the Southeast Region

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for information technology students seeking a an associate degree.

10 Top Southeast Region Schools for an Associate in IT

1

ECPI University
Virginia Beach, VA

270 Annual Graduates

$43,314 Median Starting Salary

$10,655 Median Student Debt

ECPI University is one of the best schools in the country for getting an associate degree in information technology. Located in the large city of Virginia Beach, ECPI University is a private for-profit university with a fairly large student population.

Students who graduate with their associate from the it program report average early career wages of $43,314.

More information about a associate in information technology from ECPI University

2

American Public University System
Charles Town, WV

137 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in an associate degree in information technology has to check out American Public University System. American Military University is a fairly large private for-profit university located in the fringe town of Charles Town.More information about a associate in information technology from American Public University System

3

Gwinnett Technical College
Lawrenceville, GA

126 Annual Graduates

$42,403 Median Starting Salary

Every student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in information technology needs to take a look at Gwinnett Technical College. GTC is a medium-sized public college located in the large suburb of Lawrenceville.

Associate graduates who receive their degree from the it program make about $42,403 in their early career salary.

More information about a associate in information technology from Gwinnett Technical College

4

Augusta Technical College
Augusta, GA

54 Annual Graduates

$36,047 Median Starting Salary

Every student who is interested in an associate degree in information technology has to check out Augusta Technical College. Located in the midsize city of Augusta, Augusta Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

Associate students who receive their degree from the it program make around $36,047 for their early career.

More information about a associate in information technology from Augusta Technical College

5

Sullivan University
Louisville, KY

26 Annual Graduates

$39,745 Median Starting Salary

Located in the large city of Louisville, Sullivan University is a private for-profit university with a small student population.

Students who graduate with their associate from the it program report average early career income of $39,745.

More information about a associate in information technology from Sullivan University

6

Valencia College
Orlando, FL

55 Annual Graduates

$45,819 Median Starting Salary

Valencia College is a very large public college located in the large city of Orlando.

Students who graduate with their associate from the it program state that they receive average early career earnings of $45,819.

More information about a associate in information technology from Valencia College

7

Broward College
Fort Lauderdale, FL

35 Annual Graduates

Located in the midsize city of Fort Lauderdale, BC is a public college with a very large student population.More information about a associate in information technology from Broward College

8

Palm Beach State College
Lake Worth, FL

26 Annual Graduates

$38,149 Median Starting Salary

Palm Beach State College is a very large public college located in the suburb of Lake Worth.

Soon after graduating, it associate recipients typically make an average of $38,149 at the beginning of their careers.

More information about a associate in information technology from Palm Beach State College

9

Florida State College at Jacksonville
Jacksonville, FL

57 Annual Graduates

$47,420 Median Starting Salary

FSCJ is a very large public college located in the large city of Jacksonville.

Associate graduates who receive their degree from the it program earn about $47,420 in their early career salary.

More information about a associate in information technology from Florida State College at Jacksonville

10

Hillsborough Community College
Tampa, FL

37 Annual Graduates

$40,619 Median Starting Salary

HCC is a very large public college located in the city of Tampa.

Associate graduates who receive their degree from the it program make an average of $40,619 in their early career salary.

More information about a associate in information technology from Hillsborough Community College

Best Information Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best information technology colleges for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Mississippi	143	40
Georgia	121	621
Florida	121	651
North Carolina	120	31
Arkansas	105	14
Tennessee	102	10
Virginia	97	972
West Virginia	92	110
Kentucky	90	28
Louisiana	80	44
South Carolina	77	48
Alabama	69	3

View All Rankings >

Rankings in Majors Related to IT

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

IT Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Computer & IS Security	1,442
Network & System Administration/Administrator	750
Computer Support Specialist	327
Information Technology Project Management	44
Information Technology Management	29
System, Networking, & LAN/WAN Management/Manager	26
Web/Multimedia Management & Webmaster	18

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems	3,983
Computer Programming	705
Computer Science	570
Computer Software & Applications	521
Data Processing	364
Computer Systems Networking	248
Information Science	112
Other Computer & Information Sciences	69
Computer Systems Analysis	4

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.