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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Information Technology in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

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 Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 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 Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the information technology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The it school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid”.

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Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree it students with aid.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Information Technology in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. The University of Texas 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 also made our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. 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.

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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this large public school awarded 35 diplomas to qualified masters’s IT students in 2019-2020.

UTSA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UTSA are $25,807, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Information Technology at The University of Texas at San Antonio

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a large school located in Stillwater, Oklahoma that handed out 30 masters’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.

OSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus 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

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 103 masters’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona also made our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. 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.

Full University of Arizona Information Technology Report

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American InterContinental University - Online. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. American InterContinental University - Online is a private for-profit institution located in Schaumburg, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 74 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

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.

Full American InterContinental University - Online Information Technology Report

#6

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, Arizona
#2 in overall quality

Grand Canyon University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. This large school is located in Phoenix, Arizona, and it awarded 194 masters’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.

Grand Canyon University also took the #2 spot 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 Grand Canyon University are $11,436.

Read full report on Information Technology at Grand Canyon University

American InterContinental University - Houston did quite well in the 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #7. American InterContinental University - 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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at AIU Houston are $18,750.

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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