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2022 Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

6 Ranked Colleges
401 Degrees Awarded
$12,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Computer & IS Security is the 60th most popular major in the country with 20,700 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 2,157 computer and IS security graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 401 computer and IS security graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in computer and IS security. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great computer and IS security programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the computer and IS security program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Computer & IS Security (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at San Antonio. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. UTSA is a public institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 268 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UTSA also made our “Best Computer & IS Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend UTSA is $10,516 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This small school is located in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, and it awarded 46 bachelors’s computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance students whose families make $0-$30k list, OSU Institute of Technology has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Computer & IS Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology is $4,771 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Phoenix - Arizona landed the #3 spot on the list. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance degrees to 25 students in 2019-2020.

UOPX - Arizona also took the #2 spot in our “Best Computer & IS Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $12,601 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UOPX - Arizona.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Advancing Technology. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. University of Advancing Technology is a small private for-profit school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 4 bachelors’s computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance students whose families make $0-$30k list, University of Advancing Technology has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Computer & IS Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Advancing Technology is $19,569 for southwest region bachelor’s degree computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#5

Hallmark University

San Antonio, Texas
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hallmark University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Hallmark University is a small school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 46 bachelors’s computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance degrees in 2019-2020.

Hallmark not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Computer & IS Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $9,785 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Hallmark University.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Computer & IS Security at Hallmark University

#6

Our Lady of the Lake University

San Antonio, Texas
#4 in overall quality

Our Lady of the Lake University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Our Lady of the Lake University is a private not-for-profit institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

OLLU also took the #4 spot in our “Best Computer & IS Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $16,153 for southwest region bachelor’s degree computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Our Lady of the Lake University.

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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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