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2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Texas

7 Ranked Colleges
159 Degrees Awarded
$24,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value IT Schools for a Master's in Texas

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 IT Schools for a Master’s in Texas” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 Texas, there were 1,643 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,228 and $20,613 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 159 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Texas” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in information technology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality information technology programs that also have a lower cost than 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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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 IT Schools for a Master’s in Texas” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.

Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Texas

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Texas.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Information Technology in Texas

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Texas. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 15 masters’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Austin also made our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Information Technology at The University of Texas at Austin

#2

University of Houston

Houston, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Texas. UH is a large school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 24 masters’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.

UH did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Houston are $18,689, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Information Technology at UH

#3

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Sam Houston State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Sam Houston State University is a large public school situated in Huntsville, Texas. It awarded 13 masters’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our texas master’s degree it students list, SHSU has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Sam Houston State University are $15,704.

Full Sam Houston State University Information Technology Report

#7 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, West Texas A&M University landed the #4 spot on the list. West Texas A&M University is a fairly large public school situated in Canyon, Texas. It awarded 9 masters’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at West Texas A&M University, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at West Texas A&M University are $8,013, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full West Texas A&M University Information Technology Report

#5

Our Lady of the Lake University

San Antonio, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Our Lady of the Lake University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Texas. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 12 diplomas to qualified masters’s IT students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at OLLU, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at OLLU are $17,490.

Read more about Information Technology at OLLU

#6

University of Dallas

Irving, Texas

With a ranking of #6, University of Dallas did quite well on the 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Texas list. UD is a small school located in Irving, Texas that handed out 62 masters’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.

UD also made our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Dallas are $33,750, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UD Information Technology Report

#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Southern Methodist University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Texas list. Dallas, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s IT degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.

SMU also made our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Methodist University are $47,478, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Information Technology at SMU

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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%.

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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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