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When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 40,555 people earned their degree in information technology, making the major the 42nd most popular in the United States. 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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 513 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,204 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 21 colleges that offered 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 Master’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree it students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ottawa University - Phoenix. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Phoenix, Arizona, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 64 degrees to qualified masters’s IT students 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 full report on Information Technology at Ottawa University - Phoenix
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Dallas. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southwest Region. UD is a small school located in Irving, Texas that handed out 66 masters’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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 University of Dallas Information Technology Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hallmark University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southwest Region. This small school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 17 masters’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
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 #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southwest Region. 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 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Information Technology at OLLU
Out of the 21 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Tulsa landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Tulsa is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 masters’s IT degrees to qualified students.
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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about Information Technology at University of Tulsa
West Texas A&M University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Canyon, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s IT degrees to 22 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Information Technology at West Texas A&M University
Strayer University - Texas landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Strayer University - Texas is a private for-profit institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Information Technology at Strayer University - Texas
St. Mary’s University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #8. St. Mary’s University is a small school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 7 masters’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full St. Mary’s University Information Technology Report
Grand Canyon University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Phoenix, Arizona, this large private for-profit school handed out 135 degrees to qualified masters’s IT students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Information Technology at Grand Canyon University
University of New Mexico - Main Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southwest Region list. Albuquerque, New Mexico is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s IT degrees to 26 students in 2020-2021.
Full UNM Information Technology Report
Dallas Baptist University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Dallas, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s IT degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
Full DBU Information Technology Report
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #12. University of Oklahoma is a public institution located in Norman, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 30 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Information Technology at University of Oklahoma
University of Houston did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #13. Houston, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s IT degrees to 39 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full UH Information Technology Report
Sam Houston State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #14. This large school is located in Huntsville, Texas, and it awarded 14 masters’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Information Technology at Sam Houston State University
Aspen University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Denver, Colorado, and it awarded 4 masters’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. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Aspen University Information Technology Report
With a ranking of #16, Arizona State University - Skysong did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southwest Region list. Scottsdale, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s IT degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Information Technology at ASU - Skysong
Arizona State University - Tempe ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southwest Region list. ASU - Tempe is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 31 masters’s IT degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Information Technology at Arizona State University - Tempe
Southern Methodist University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southwest Region ranking. SMU is a fairly large school located in Dallas, Texas that handed out 5 masters’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Information Technology at SMU
Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, this large public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s IT students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Information Technology at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus
With a ranking of #20, The University of Texas at Austin did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southwest Region list. The University of Texas at Austin is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Information Technology at The University of Texas at Austin
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