2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Arizona

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Arizona” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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

Across Arizona, there were 2,024 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 297 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,233 and $38,981 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Arizona” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Arizona

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Arizona.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Information Technology in Arizona

#1

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, Arizona

#2 in overall quality

$11,436 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Grand Canyon University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Arizona. 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 took the #2 spot in our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Grand Canyon University are $11,436, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Grand Canyon University Information Technology Report

#2

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

#1 in overall quality

$33,399 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #2 spot on the 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.

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

Full University of Arizona Information Technology Report

#3

American InterContinental University - Online

Schaumburg, Illinois

#3 in overall quality

$12,846 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, American InterContinental University - Online landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Schaumburg, Illinois, and it awarded 74 masters’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.

AIU Online did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at AIU Online are $12,846, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Information Technology at American InterContinental University - 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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