2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Informatics in the Southwest Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Informatics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region” ranking.

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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 37 informatics graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Informatics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in informatics. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great informatics programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the informatics program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Informatics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

Best Value Informatics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree informatics students.

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Informatics in the Southwest Region

#1

Texas Woman's University

Denton, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$9,617 Average Net Price

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 Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Texas Woman’s University is located in Denton, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s informatics degrees to qualified students.

TWU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Informatics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas Woman’s University is $9,617 for southwest region bachelor’s degree informatics students.

Full TWU Informatics Report

#2

Arizona State University - Tempe

Tempe, Arizona

#1 in overall quality

$11,706 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Informatics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #2 spot on the list. Arizona State University - Tempe is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 35 bachelors’s informatics degrees to qualified students.

ASU - Tempe did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Informatics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Arizona State University - Tempe is $11,706 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Informatics students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Full ASU - Tempe Informatics Report

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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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