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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Information Technology is the 42nd most popular major in the country with 40,555 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, information technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $46,525 and had an average of $26,794 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 4,146 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,872 and $27,941 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 772 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 24 colleges that offer a degree in information technology. That schools that top this list have a program in information technology in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southwest Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hallmark University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southwest Region. Hallmark is a small school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 66 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Information Technology at Hallmark University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at San Antonio. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southwest Region list. UTSA is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 355 bachelors’s IT degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full The University of Texas at San Antonio Information Technology Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Advancing Technology. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southwest Region. University of Advancing Technology is a private for-profit institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Information Technology at University of Advancing Technology
Out of the 24 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Schreiner University landed the #4 spot on the list. Schreiner University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Kerrville, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Information Technology at Schreiner University
Out of the 24 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #5 spot on the list. Scottsdale, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s IT degrees to 162 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Information Technology at ASU - Skysong
Our Lady of the Lake University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southwest Region ranking. OLLU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 8 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Our Lady of the Lake University Information Technology Report
University of Phoenix - Texas ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southwest Region list. UOPX - Texas is a small school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 1 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read full report on Information Technology at UOPX - Texas
With a ranking of #8, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in College Station, Texas, and it awarded 74 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Information Technology at Texas A&M College Station
Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large public school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 68 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full ASU - Tempe Information Technology Report
LeTourneau University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Longview, Texas, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Information Technology at LeTourneau University
With a ranking of #11, Oral Roberts University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southwest Region list. Oral Roberts University is a small school located in Tulsa, Oklahoma that handed out 1 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
Full ORU Information Technology Report
University of Phoenix - Arizona came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UOPX - Arizona is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 bachelors’s IT degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Information Technology at UOPX - Arizona
Sam Houston State University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Huntsville, Texas, this large public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified bachelors’s IT students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Information Technology at SHSU
Dallas Baptist University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southwest Region ranking. DBU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Dallas, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Information Technology at Dallas Baptist University
Southern Nazarene University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southwest Region ranking. SNU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Bethany, Oklahoma. It awarded 0 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Information Technology at SNU
With a ranking of #14, Wayland Baptist University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Plainview, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s IT students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read full report on Information Technology at Wayland Baptist University
With a ranking of #14, Ottawa University - Phoenix did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southwest Region list. Ottawa University - Phoenix is a small school located in Phoenix, Arizona that handed out 64 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read more about Information Technology at Ottawa University - Phoenix
Strayer University - Texas ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southwest Region list. Strayer University - Texas is a private for-profit institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Strayer University - Texas Information Technology Report
University of North Texas landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of North Texas is a large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 0 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full University of North Texas Information Technology Report
University of Tulsa landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 11 degrees to qualified bachelors’s IT students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read more about Information Technology at University of Tulsa
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