2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Computer & IS Security in Arizona

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for an Associate in Arizona” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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

Across Arizona, there were 864 computer and IS security graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 49 computer and IS security graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,749 and $17,785 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for an Associate in Arizona” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in computer and IS security. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality computer and IS security programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the computer and IS security program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for an Associate in Arizona

The colleges and universities below are the best for arizona associate degree computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance students.

Top 3 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Computer & IS Security in Arizona

#1

Estrella Mountain Community College

Avondale, Arizona

#1 in overall quality

$9,200 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for an Associate in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, Estrella Mountain Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Estrella Mountain Community College is a medium-sized school located in Avondale, Arizona that handed out 14 associates’s computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Estrella Mountain Community College, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Computer & IS Security Associate Degree Schools in Arizona” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Estrella Mountain Community College is $9,200 for Arizona Associate Degree Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance students.

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#2

Glendale Community College

Glendale, Arizona

#2 in overall quality

$8,597 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Glendale Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for an Associate in Arizona list. Glendale, Arizona is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Glendale Community College, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Computer & IS Security Associate Degree Schools in Arizona” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Glendale Community College is $8,597 for Arizona Associate Degree Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance students.

Read more about Computer & IS Security at Glendale Community College

#3

University of Advancing Technology

Tempe, Arizona

#3 in overall quality

$21,440 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Advancing Technology. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for an Associate in Arizona list. University of Advancing Technology is a small school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 1 associates’s computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Advancing Technology also took the #3 spot in our “Best Computer & IS Security Associate Degree Schools in Arizona” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Advancing Technology is $21,440 for Arizona Associate Degree Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance students.

Read more about Computer & IS Security at University of Advancing Technology

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Computer & IS Security in the Southwest Region
• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Computer & IS Security

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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