by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on IT Major in Texas” 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 Texas, there were 1,886 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,551 and $24,665 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on IT Major in Texas” ranking analyzed 45 colleges that offered a degree in information technology. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their information technology program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools Highly Focused on IT Major in Texas” list to help you make the college decision.
In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on IT Major in Texas”.
Out of the 45 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on IT Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Hallmark University landed the #1 spot on the list. Hallmark is a small school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 83 ’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Dallas. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on IT Major in Texas list. University of Dallas is a private not-for-profit institution located in Irving, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 66 ’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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas State Technical College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on IT Major in Texas. This fairly large school is located in Waco, Texas, and it awarded 134 ’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 45 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on IT Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #4 spot on the list. UTSA is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 369 ’s IT degrees to qualified students.
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 The University of Texas at San Antonio
Out of the 45 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on IT Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Strayer University - Texas landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 12 ’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Information Technology at Strayer University - Texas
Schreiner University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on IT Major in Texas ranking. Schreiner University is located in Kerrville, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 ’s IT degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Information Technology at Schreiner University
Our Lady of the Lake University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on IT Major in Texas list. Our Lady of the Lake University is a small school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 18 ’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Our Lady of the Lake University Information Technology Report
San Antonio College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on IT Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #8. San Antonio College is a fairly large public school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 139 ’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Information Technology at San Antonio College
St Philip’s College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on IT Major in Texas ranking. St Philip’s College is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 54 ’s IT degrees to qualified students.
Collin County Community College District ranked #10 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on IT Major in Texas list. McKinney, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s IT degrees to 135 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Information Technology at Collin County Community College District
Tarrant County College District came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on IT Major in Texas ranking. Tarrant County College is a public institution located in Fort Worth, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 279 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Tarrant County College District Information Technology Report
Laredo College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on IT Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #12. Located in Laredo, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 36 diplomas to qualified ’s IT students in 2020-2021.
West Texas A&M University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on IT Major in Texas ranking. West Texas A&M University is a medium-sized school located in Canyon, Texas that handed out 22 ’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Information Technology at West Texas A&M University
University of Phoenix - Texas landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on IT Major in Texas ranking. UOPX - Texas is a private for-profit institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
St. Mary’s University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on IT Major in Texas ranking. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s IT degrees to 7 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 more about Information Technology at St. Mary’s University
Tyler Junior College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on IT Major in Texas ranking. This fairly large school is located in Tyler, Texas, and it awarded 20 ’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
El Paso Community College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on IT Major in Texas ranking. El Paso Community College is located in El Paso, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 33 ’s IT degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Information Technology at El Paso Community College
Texarkana College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on IT Major in Texas ranking. Texarkana College is a small public school situated in Texarkana, Texas. It awarded 24 ’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
Midland College ranked #19 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on IT Major in Texas list. This medium-sized school is located in Midland, Texas, and it awarded 7 ’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Information Technology at Midland College
Dallas Baptist University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on IT Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #20. Dallas Baptist University is a small school located in Dallas, Texas that handed out 5 ’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #21, Grayson College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on IT Major in Texas list. Grayson College is located in Denison, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 ’s IT degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Information Technology at Grayson College
Southwest University at El Paso landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on IT Major in Texas ranking. Located in El Paso, Texas, this small private for-profit school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified ’s IT students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Information Technology at Southwest University at El Paso
Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on IT Major in Texas ranking. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large school located in College Station, Texas that handed out 74 ’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 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
McLennan Community College landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on IT Major in Texas ranking. MCC is located in Waco, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 23 ’s IT degrees to qualified students.
University of Houston ranked #25 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on IT Major in Texas list. University of Houston is a large school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 39 ’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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
