2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Informatics (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Informatics Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 2,431 people earned their degree in informatics, making the major the 278th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 106 informatics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 56 informatics graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Informatics Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in informatics. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent informatics programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the informatics program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Informatics Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Informatics Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Informatics Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Informatics (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Texas Woman's University

Denton, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$14,962 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Woman’s University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Informatics Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Denton, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 14 diplomas to qualified masters’s informatics students in 2019-2020.

TWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Informatics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Woman’s University are $14,962, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Informatics at Texas Woman’s University

#2

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona

$19,489 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Informatics Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Arizona University landed the #2 spot on the list. NAU is a public institution located in Flagstaff, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

NAU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Informatics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northern Arizona University are $19,489, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Informatics at Northern Arizona University

#3

University of Phoenix - Arizona

Tempe, Arizona

#1 in overall quality

$17,096 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Informatics Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Phoenix - Arizona landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Phoenix - Arizona is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 38 masters’s informatics degrees to qualified students.

UOPX - Arizona also took the #1 spot in our “Best Informatics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UOPX - Arizona are $17,096, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UOPX - Arizona Informatics Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Informatics (Income $30-$48k)

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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