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2022 Best Value IT Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

8 Ranked Colleges
966 Degrees Awarded
$15,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value IT Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value IT Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Information Technology is the 37th most popular major in the country with 28,174 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 2,944 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 966 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value IT Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in information technology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent information technology programs, but they also cost less that 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value IT Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree it students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 8 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Information Technology (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Lone Star College System

The Woodlands, Texas
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lone Star College System. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value IT Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. This large school is located in The Woodlands, Texas, and it awarded 5 associates’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.

North Harris Montgomery also made our “Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend North Harris Montgomery is $12,136 for Southwest Region Associate Degree IT students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full Lone Star College System Information Technology Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value IT Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This small school is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and it awarded 8 associates’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.

OSU-OKC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $11,257 for Southwest Region Associate Degree IT students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend OSU-OKC.

Full Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City Information Technology Report

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value IT Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology landed the #3 spot on the list. OSU Institute of Technology is a small public school situated in Okmulgee, Oklahoma. It awarded 39 associates’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.

OSU Institute of Technology not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend OSU Institute of Technology is $10,762 for Southwest Region Associate Degree IT students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology Information Technology Report

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value IT Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Phoenix - Arizona landed the #4 spot on the list. UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 752 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UOPX - Arizona, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UOPX - Arizona is $17,013 for Southwest Region Associate Degree IT students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about Information Technology at University of Phoenix - Arizona

#5

Cameron University

Lawton, Oklahoma
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cameron University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value IT Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Lawton, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s IT degrees to 31 students in 2019-2020.

Cameron University also took the #7 spot in our “Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Cameron University is $13,619 for southwest region associate degree it students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Information Technology at Cameron University

#6

Hallmark University

San Antonio, Texas
#10 in overall quality

Hallmark University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value IT Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Hallmark is a private not-for-profit institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Hallmark did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $14,460 for southwest region associate degree it students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Hallmark.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Information Technology at Hallmark University

#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, University of the Incarnate Word did quite well on the 2022 Best Value IT Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s IT degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

UIW not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of the Incarnate Word is $27,366 for Southwest Region Associate Degree IT students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full University of the Incarnate Word Information Technology Report

#8

DeVry University - Arizona

Phoenix, Arizona
#3 in overall quality

DeVry University - Arizona came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value IT Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. DeVry University - Arizona is located in Phoenix, Arizona and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 associates’s IT degrees to qualified students.

DeVry University - Arizona also took the #3 spot in our “Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read full report on Information Technology at DeVry University - Arizona

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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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