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

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

Across Texas, there were 577 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 45 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Texas” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Texas

The colleges and universities below are the best for texas master’s degree it students.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Information Technology in Texas

#1

The University of Texas at San Antonio

San Antonio, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$25,807 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #1 spot on the list. The University of Texas at San Antonio is a large school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 35 masters’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.

UTSA also took the #1 spot in our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. 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 UTSA

#2

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Edinburg, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$15,151 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

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 #2 for the Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Texas. Located in Edinburg, Texas, this large public school handed out 9 degrees to qualified masters’s IT students in 2019-2020.

UT Rio Grande Valley did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Rio Grande Valley are $15,151, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Information Technology Report

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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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