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2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

7 Ranked Colleges
372 Degrees Awarded
$20,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value IT Schools for a Master's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 28,174 people earned their degree in information technology, making the major the 37th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 2,944 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 372 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in information technology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality information technology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the information technology program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree it students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Information Technology (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. UT Rio Grande Valley is a large public school situated in Edinburg, Texas. It awarded 9 masters’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Rio Grande Valley did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Rio Grande Valley are $15,151, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Information Technology Report

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #2 spot on the list. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s IT degrees to 35 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree it students whose families make $0-$30k list, UTSA has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UTSA are $25,807, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Information Technology at UTSA

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. OSU is a large public school situated in Stillwater, Oklahoma. It awarded 30 masters’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.

OSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus are $23,963.

Read full report on Information Technology at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus

#4

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 103 masters’s IT degrees to qualified students.

University of Arizona not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Information Technology at University of Arizona

#5

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, Arizona
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Grand Canyon University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Phoenix, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out masters’s IT degrees to 194 students in 2019-2020.

Grand Canyon University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Grand Canyon University are $11,436.

Full Grand Canyon University Information Technology Report

#6 in overall quality

American InterContinental University - Online ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. AIU Online is located in Schaumburg, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 74 masters’s IT degrees to qualified students.

AIU Online did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at American InterContinental University - Online are $12,846.

Read full report on Information Technology at American InterContinental University - Online

With a ranking of #7, American InterContinental University - Houston did quite well on the 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. AIU Houston is a small private for-profit school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 1 masters’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.

AIU Houston not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at AIU Houston are $18,750, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Information Technology at American InterContinental University - Houston

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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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