2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Information Technology in Arizona

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Arizona” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 38,958 people earned their degree in information technology, making the major the 46th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, information technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $39,044 and had an average of $25,781 in loans still to pay off.

Across Arizona, there were 1,551 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,167 and $23,862 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 208 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,233 and $38,981 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Arizona” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in information technology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent information technology programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the information technology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Arizona” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Arizona

The colleges and universities below are the best for arizona master’s degree it students.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Information Technology in Arizona

#1

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, Arizona

#2 in overall quality

$11,436 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, Grand Canyon University landed the #1 spot on the list. Phoenix, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out masters’s IT degrees to 111 students in 2019-2020.

Grand Canyon University also took the #2 spot in our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Grand Canyon University are $11,436, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Information Technology at Grand Canyon University

#2

Arizona State University - Tempe

Tempe, Arizona

#1 in overall quality

$27,048 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large public school awarded 28 diplomas to qualified masters’s IT students in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Tempe are $27,048, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Arizona State University - Tempe Information Technology Report

#3

Arizona State University - Skysong

Scottsdale, Arizona

#3 in overall quality

$6,724 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Skysong. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Arizona. Arizona State University - Skysong is a large school located in Scottsdale, Arizona that handed out 10 masters’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Skysong also took the #3 spot in our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Skysong are $6,724, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Information Technology at ASU - Skysong

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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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