by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Information Technology is the 35th most popular major in the country with 31,531 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southwest region, there were 3,302 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,990 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 33 colleges that offered a degree in information technology. That schools that top this list have a program in information technology in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree it students.
Out of the 33 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. OSU Institute of Technology is a small school located in Okmulgee, Oklahoma that handed out 51 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
Full OSU Institute of Technology Information Technology Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Navajo Technical University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southwest Region. Navajo Technical University is a small school located in Crownpoint, New Mexico that handed out 8 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Information Technology at Navajo Technical University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend American InterContinental University - Houston. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southwest Region. American InterContinental University - Houston is a private for-profit institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American InterContinental University - Online. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southwest Region list. American InterContinental University - Online is a fairly large private for-profit school situated in Schaumburg, Illinois. It awarded 146 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Information Technology at American InterContinental University - Online
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Strayer University - Texas. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Austin, Texas, this small private for-profit school awarded 12 degrees to qualified bachelors’s IT students in 2020-2021.
Full Strayer University - Texas Information Technology Report
The University of Texas at Dallas did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #6. The University of Texas at Dallas is located in Richardson, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 248 bachelors’s IT degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.
Read more about Information Technology at The University of Texas at Dallas
University of Phoenix - Arizona landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UOPX - Arizona is a large private for-profit school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 798 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
Cameron University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Lawton, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s IT degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.
University of Phoenix - Texas landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UOPX - Texas is located in Houston, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s IT degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on Information Technology at University of Phoenix - Texas
University of North Texas at Dallas did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #10. UNT Dallas is a public institution located in Dallas, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
New Mexico State University - Main Campus ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southwest Region list. NMSU Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Las Cruces, New Mexico that handed out 69 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
Full New Mexico State University - Main Campus Information Technology Report
University of Central Oklahoma landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UCO is a fairly large public school situated in Edmond, Oklahoma. It awarded 45 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
University of North Texas landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of North Texas is a public institution located in Denton, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 159 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Texas Tech University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 141 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #15. OSU is a public institution located in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 81 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
DeVry University - Arizona did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #16. This small school is located in Phoenix, Arizona, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about Information Technology at DeVry University - Arizona
With a ranking of #17, Tarleton State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southwest Region list. Tarleton State University is a fairly large public school situated in Stephenville, Texas. It awarded 33 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #18, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southwest Region list. New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology is a small public school situated in Socorro, New Mexico. It awarded 3 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate 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.
The University of Texas at Tyler came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Tyler, Texas, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Grand Canyon University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #20. This large school is located in Phoenix, Arizona, and it awarded 205 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Information Technology at Grand Canyon University
Stephen F Austin State University landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Nacogdoches, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s IT degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.
Full Stephen F Austin State University Information Technology Report
University of Houston - Clear Lake ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southwest Region list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s IT degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #23, McMurry University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Abilene, Texas, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
Texas A & M University - Central Texas ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas A & M University - Central Texas is a small school located in Killeen, Texas that handed out 3 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Information Technology at Texas A & M University - Central Texas
With a ranking of #25, University of Tulsa did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southwest Region list. Tulsa, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s IT degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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