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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Information Technology (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

6 Ranked Colleges
372 Degrees Awarded
$20,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value IT Schools for a Master's 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 a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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.

This year’s “Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in information technology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great information technology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the information technology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. 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 $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Information Technology (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #1 spot on the list. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is a public institution located in Edinburg, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 masters’s 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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UT Rio Grande Valley are $15,151.

Read full report on Information Technology at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at San Antonio. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This large school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 35 masters’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.

UTSA also made our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at San Antonio are $25,807, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. OSU is a public institution located in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 30 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

OSU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at OSU are $23,963, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Information Technology at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus

#4

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of Arizona is a public institution located in Tucson, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 103 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree it students whose families make $75-$110k list, University of Arizona has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399.

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#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 $75-$110k. 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 also made our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Grand Canyon University are $11,436, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Information Technology at Grand Canyon University

#6 in overall quality

American InterContinental University - Online did quite well in the 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #6. Schaumburg, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out masters’s IT degrees to 74 students in 2019-2020.

AIU Online not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at American InterContinental University - Online are $12,846, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Information Technology at AIU Online

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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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