2022 Best Value CIS Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region
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With 81,384 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, computer information systems is the 10th most popular major in the United States. In 2017-2018, computer information systems graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $51,664 and had an average of $26,071 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 10,504 computer information systems graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,111 and $24,345 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 4,984 computer information systems graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value CIS Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 51 colleges that offer a degree in computer information systems. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great computer information systems programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the computer information systems program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value CIS Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree cis students.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Computer Information Systems in the Southwest Region
Out of the 51 schools in the Best Value CIS Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Phoenix - Arizona landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large private for-profit school awarded 766 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s CIS students in 2019-2020.
UOPX - Arizona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UOPX - Arizona is $12,944 for southwest region bachelor’s degree cis students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Texas College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value CIS Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. South Texas College is a public institution located in McAllen, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 78 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $1,174 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree CIS students per year to attend South Texas College.
Full South Texas College Computer Information Systems Report
Out of the 51 schools in the Best Value CIS Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Houston is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 292 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UH also took the #6 spot in our “Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UH is $12,838 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree CIS students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full University of Houston Computer Information Systems Report
Out of the 51 schools in the Best Value CIS Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #4 spot on the list. The University of Texas at San Antonio is a public institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 182 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree cis students list, UTSA has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UTSA is $13,853 for southwest region bachelor’s degree cis students.
Full The University of Texas at San Antonio Computer Information Systems Report
Out of the 51 schools in the Best Value CIS Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Phoenix - Texas landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s CIS degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for UOPX - Texas is $12,237 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree CIS students.
The student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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East Central University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value CIS Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Ada, Oklahoma, and it awarded 34 bachelors’s CIS degrees in 2019-2020.
ECU also made our “Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #19. The yearly cost to attend ECU is $10,334 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree CIS students.
Read full report on Computer Information Systems at East Central University
The University of Texas of the Permian Basin did quite well in the 2022 Best Value CIS Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #6. The University of Texas of the Permian Basin is located in Odessa, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 19 bachelors’s CIS degrees to qualified students.
It costs about $10,092 for southwest region bachelor’s degree cis students per year to attend UT Permian Basin.
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Southwestern Oklahoma State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value CIS Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. SWOSU is located in Weatherford, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 29 bachelors’s CIS degrees to qualified students.
It costs about $12,891 for southwest region bachelor’s degree cis students per year to attend SWOSU.
Full Southwestern Oklahoma State University Computer Information Systems Report
With a ranking of #9, University of Central Oklahoma did quite well on the 2022 Best Value CIS Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Located in Edmond, Oklahoma, this fairly large public school handed out 78 degrees to qualified bachelors’s CIS students in 2019-2020.
UCO also took the #15 spot in our “Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $16,562 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree CIS students per year to attend University of Central Oklahoma.
University of North Texas came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value CIS Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. UNT is located in Denton, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 190 bachelors’s CIS degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree cis students list, UNT has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of North Texas is $15,086 for southwest region bachelor’s degree cis students.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Arizona State University - Skysong did quite well in the 2022 Best Value CIS Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Scottsdale, Arizona, this large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’s CIS students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $13,971 for southwest region bachelor’s degree cis students per year to attend ASU - Skysong.
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MSU Texas ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value CIS Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. MSU Texas is a medium-sized school located in Wichita Falls, Texas that handed out 17 bachelors’s CIS degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $10,045 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree CIS students per year to attend MSU Texas.
Read full report on Computer Information Systems at MSU Texas
Texas Tech University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value CIS Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #13. Lubbock, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s CIS degrees to 119 students in 2019-2020.
Texas Tech also took the #7 spot in our “Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $17,571 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree CIS students per year to attend Texas Tech.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of Houston - Downtown did quite well in the 2022 Best Value CIS Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #14. UH Downtown is a fairly large public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 106 bachelors’s CIS degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree cis students list, UH Downtown has also earned the #20 rank in our “Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $6,848 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree CIS students per year to attend University of Houston - Downtown.
American InterContinental University - Online ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value CIS Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Located in Schaumburg, Illinois, this fairly large private for-profit school awarded 128 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s CIS students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend American InterContinental University - Online is $12,585 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree CIS students.
With a ranking of #16, Grand Canyon University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value CIS Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit institution located in Phoenix, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 166 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Grand Canyon University is $21,020 for southwest region bachelor’s degree cis students.
Full Grand Canyon University Computer Information Systems Report
Texas A & M University - Central Texas did quite well in the 2022 Best Value CIS Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #17. Texas A & M University - Central Texas is a small public school situated in Killeen, Texas. It awarded 58 bachelors’s CIS degrees in 2019-2020.
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Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi landed the #18 spot on the 2022 Best Value CIS Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi is a fairly large school located in Corpus Christi, Texas that handed out 63 bachelors’s CIS degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas A&M Corpus Christi did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Texas A&M Corpus Christi is $16,332 for southwest region bachelor’s degree cis students.
Read full report on Computer Information Systems at Texas A&M Corpus Christi
Sam Houston State University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Value CIS Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. SHSU is located in Huntsville, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 46 bachelors’s CIS degrees to qualified students.
SHSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #22 on our “Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $14,617 for southwest region bachelor’s degree cis students per year to attend SHSU.
Strayer University - Texas ranked #20 on this year’s Best Value CIS Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Strayer University - Texas is located in Austin, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 17 bachelors’s CIS degrees to qualified students.
The yearly cost to attend Strayer University - Texas is $25,902 for southwest region bachelor’s degree cis students.
Read more about Computer Information Systems at Strayer University - Texas
Tarleton State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value CIS Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #21. Tarleton State University is a public institution located in Stephenville, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 55 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Tarleton State University is $18,979 for southwest region bachelor’s degree cis students.
Southeastern Oklahoma State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value CIS Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #22. This medium-sized school is located in Durant, Oklahoma, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s CIS degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Southeastern Oklahoma State University is $8,237 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree CIS students.
Full Southeastern Oklahoma State University Computer Information Systems Report
Oklahoma State University - Main Campus came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Value CIS Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, and it awarded 130 bachelors’s CIS degrees in 2019-2020.
OSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is $14,648 for southwest region bachelor’s degree cis students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Texas State University ranked #24 on this year’s Best Value CIS Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Located in San Marcos, Texas, this large public school awarded 84 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s CIS students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas State, the school also landed the #17 spot in our “Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Texas State University is $15,230 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree CIS students.
Full Texas State University Computer Information Systems Report
Texas Woman’s University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value CIS Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #25. Located in Denton, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 25 degrees to qualified bachelors’s CIS students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Texas Woman’s University is $9,617 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree CIS students.
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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%.
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- *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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