2022 Best Value Educational/Instructional Technology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Educational/Instructional Technology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Educational/Instructional Technology is the 129th most popular major in the country with 7,710 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 873 educational/instructional technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 30 educational/instructional technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Educational/Instructional Technology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in educational/instructional technology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great educational/instructional technology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the educational/instructional technology program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Educational/Instructional Technology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree educational/instructional technology students.

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Educational/Instructional Technology in the Southwest Region

#1

University of North Texas

Denton, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$15,618 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Educational/Instructional Technology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Denton, Texas, this large public school awarded 12 degrees to qualified doctorate’s educational/instructional technology students in 2019-2020.

UNT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Educational/Instructional Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Texas are $15,618, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

University of Phoenix - Arizona

Tempe, Arizona

#4 in overall quality

$17,096 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Educational/Instructional Technology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Phoenix - Arizona landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large private for-profit school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s educational/instructional technology students in 2019-2020.

UOPX - Arizona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Educational/Instructional Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Phoenix - Arizona are $17,096, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas

#3 in overall quality

$15,704 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sam Houston State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Educational/Instructional Technology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. Huntsville, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s educational/instructional technology degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

SHSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Educational/Instructional Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SHSU are $15,704.

Read more about Educational/Instructional Technology at Sam Houston State University

#4

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$17,530 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Educational/Instructional Technology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. Located in Lubbock, Texas, this large public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s educational/instructional technology students in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech also took the #2 spot in our “Best Educational/Instructional Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech University are $17,530.

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#5

Arizona State University - Tempe

Tempe, Arizona

#5 in overall quality

$27,048 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Educational/Instructional Technology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #5 spot on the list. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large public school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 1 doctorate’s educational/instructional technology degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe also made our “Best Educational/Instructional Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048.

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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Educational/Instructional Technology

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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