SEATTLE, March 10, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Online business education and career guide Top Management Degrees (http://www.topmanagementdegrees.com/) has published a ranking of the fifty best schools for Online Master's degrees in Information & Technology Systems Management (http://www.topmanagementdegrees.com/top-online-masters-degrees-in-information-technology-management/).
This ranking combines the results of two of the most influential higher education rankings, each school's average graduate school tuition, and average early career salary.
Based on the most recent data from The Princeton Review, U.S. News & World Report, Businessweek's Complete 2014 Business School Ranking, The National Center for Education and Statistics, and PayScale's Graduate School Salary Report, the ranking lists Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University as #1, followed by Arizona State University at #2, and The University of Texas–Dallas at #3.
Other schools making the list include (alphabetically ordered):
- Auburn University — Auburn, AL
- Bellevue University — Bellevue, NE
- Boston University — Boston, MA
- California State University-Dominguez Hills — Carson, CA
- California State University-Fullerton — Fullerton, CA
- City University of Seattle — Seattle, WA
- Colorado State University-Global Campus — Greenwood Village, CO
- Colorado Technical University — Colorado Springs, CO
- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide — Daytona Beach, FL
- Florida International University — Miami, FL
- Florida State University — Tallahassee, FL
- Fort Hays State University — Hays, KS
- George Washington University — Washington, DC
- Johns Hopkins University — Baltimore, MD
- Lawrence Technological University — Southfield, MI
- Liberty University — Lynchburg, VA
- Marist College — Poughkeepsie, NY
- Marquette University — Milwaukee, WI
- Minot State University — Minot, ND
- Mississippi State University — Mississippi State, MS
- Missouri University of Science & Technology — Rolla, MO
- New Jersey Institute of Technology — Newark, NJ
- North Carolina A&T State University — Greensboro, NC
- Northeastern University — Boston, MA
- Oklahoma State University — Stillwater, OK
- Pace University — New York, NY
- Pennsylvania State University-World Campus — University Park, PA
- Regis University — Denver, CO
- Robert Morris University — Moon Township, PA
- Rochester Institute of Technology — Rochester, NY
- Sam Houston State University — Huntsville, TX
- Southeast Missouri State University — Cape Girardeau, MO
- Syracuse University — Syracuse, NY
- Tennessee Technological University — Cookeville, TN
- Texas Tech University — Lubbock, TX
- University of Alabama-Birmingham — Birmingham, AL
- University of Arizona — Tucson, AZ
- University of Bridgeport — Bridgeport, CT
- University of Denver — Denver, CO
- University of Houston-Victoria — Victoria, TX
- University of Illinois-Springfield — Springfield, IL
- University of Maryland-Baltimore County — Baltimore, MD
- University of Massachusetts-Lowell — Lowell, MA
- University of North Carolina-Greensboro — Greensboro, NC
- University of South Florida — Tampa, FL
- University of West Georgia — Carrollton, GA
- Webster University — Saint Louis, MO
"Information technology has permeated organizations today to the point that the very nature of our organizational structure, our intellectual property, internal and external communication, product and service delivery, and sometimes the basic identity of a company depends upon it," states Tammie Cagle, Editor of Top Management Degrees. "Professionals with expertise in information and technology systems are essential for organizational growth and prosperity, which is why they are in such high demand. An online master's degree in Information and Technology Systems management can provide opportunities to achieve a higher salary or get a competitive edge in job searches, while still gaining important professional experiences. This ranking is a helpful tool for anyone looking to make the important decision about which programs to apply to."
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