by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended IT Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 31,531 people earned their degree in information technology, making the major the 35th most popular in the United States.
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.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended IT Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 33 colleges that offer a degree in information technology. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in information technology.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree it students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Phoenix - Arizona. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended IT Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s. University of Phoenix - Arizona is a private for-profit institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 798 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 33 schools in the Most Well Attended IT Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Dallas landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Richardson, Texas, and it awarded 248 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Grand Canyon University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended IT Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s. Grand Canyon University is a large private for-profit school situated in Phoenix, Arizona. 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
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended IT Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Denton, Texas, this large public school handed out 159 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s IT students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full University of North Texas Information Technology Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend American InterContinental University - Online. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended IT Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s. AIU Online is a fairly large school located in Schaumburg, Illinois that handed out 146 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
Texas Tech University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended IT Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Texas Tech is a large school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 141 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended IT Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #7. 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended IT Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. 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.
Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended IT Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #9. OSU Institute of Technology is a small public school situated in Okmulgee, Oklahoma. It awarded 51 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Information Technology at OSU Institute of Technology
University of Central Oklahoma came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended IT Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of Central Oklahoma is located in Edmond, Oklahoma and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 45 bachelors’s IT degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #11, Tarleton State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended IT Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. This fairly large school is located in Stephenville, Texas, and it awarded 33 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
The University of Texas at Tyler came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended IT Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Tyler, Texas, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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 full report on Information Technology at The University of Texas at Tyler
With a ranking of #13, University of North Texas at Dallas did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended IT Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. Dallas, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s IT degrees to 24 students 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%.
With a ranking of #14, Stephen F Austin State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended IT Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. SFASU is located in Nacogdoches, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 bachelors’s IT degrees to qualified students.
Cameron University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended IT Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Cameron University is a small public school situated in Lawton, Oklahoma. It awarded 18 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Information Technology at Cameron University
With a ranking of #16, University of Houston - Clear Lake did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended IT Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s 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 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%.
Read more about Information Technology at University of Houston - Clear Lake
Strayer University - Texas came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended IT Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Strayer University - Texas is a private for-profit institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Information Technology at Strayer University - Texas
The University of Texas at El Paso landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended IT Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. This large school is located in El Paso, Texas, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
Navajo Technical University ranked #19 on this year’s Most Well Attended IT Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Crownpoint, New Mexico, this small public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s IT students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Information Technology at Navajo Technical University
With a ranking of #19, American InterContinental University - Houston did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended IT Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. AIU Houston is a small private for-profit school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 8 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Tulsa did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended IT Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #21. University of Tulsa is a small school located in Tulsa, Oklahoma that handed out 4 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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 University of Tulsa
Texas Christian University landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended IT Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Texas Christian University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Fort Worth, Texas. It awarded 4 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Full Texas Christian University Information Technology Report
Texas A & M University - Central Texas ranked #23 on this year’s Most Well Attended IT Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Killeen, Texas, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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%.
Full Texas A & M University - Central Texas Information Technology Report
University of Phoenix - Texas came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended IT Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of Phoenix - Texas is a small school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 3 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.
Full University of Phoenix - Texas Information Technology Report
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended IT Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. This small school is located in Socorro, New Mexico, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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