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2022 Best Value Computer Software Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

6 Ranked Colleges
114 Degrees Awarded
$31,900 Avg Salary
Best Value Computer Software Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Computer Software Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Computer Software & Applications is the 90th most popular major in the country with 13,180 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, computer software and applications graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $34,738 and had an average of $32,112 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 1,063 computer software and applications graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,559 and $33,259 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 114 computer software and applications graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Computer Software Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in computer software and applications. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent computer software and applications programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the computer software and applications program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Computer Software Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Computer Software Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 6 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Computer Software & Applications (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

#1

El Centro College

Dallas, Texas
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Computer Software Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, El Centro College landed the #1 spot on the list. Dallas, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s computer software degrees to 21 students in 2019-2020.

El Centro College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Computer Software & Applications Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend El Centro College is $6,881 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Computer Software students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Collin County Community College District. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Software Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Collin County Community College District is a large school located in McKinney, Texas that handed out 6 associates’s computer software degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree computer software students whose families make $48-$75k list, Collin County Community College District has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Computer Software & Applications Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $7,898 for southwest region associate degree computer software students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Collin County Community College District.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Estrella Mountain Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Computer Software Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Avondale, Arizona is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s computer software degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.

Estrella Mountain Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Computer Software & Applications Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Estrella Mountain Community College is $10,721 for southwest region associate degree computer software students whose families make $48-$75k.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Software Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This fairly large school is located in Waco, Texas, and it awarded 11 associates’s computer software degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree computer software students whose families make $48-$75k list, TSTC has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Computer Software & Applications Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for TSTC is $12,576 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Computer Software students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#5

Mesa Community College

Mesa, Arizona
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mesa Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Computer Software Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Mesa Community College is a fairly large school located in Mesa, Arizona that handed out 2 associates’s computer software degrees in 2019-2020.

Mesa Community College also made our “Best Computer Software & Applications Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for Mesa Community College is $11,230 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Computer Software students whose families make $48-$75k.

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The Art Institute of San Antonio came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computer Software Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this small private for-profit school handed out 2 degrees to qualified associates’s computer software students in 2019-2020.

Ai San Antonio also took the #6 spot in our “Best Computer Software & Applications Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $23,791 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Computer Software students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend The Art Institute of San Antonio.

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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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