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2023 Best Value Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in Arizona

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$10,262 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Information Technology Basic Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, information technology was ranked 3rd in Arizona. In fact, 811 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which computer science program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Computer Science Degree Search has created the Best Value Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in Arizona to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in Arizona to see which ones offered the best value basic certificate programs for IT students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in Arizona

Check out the IT basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Arizona Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Information Technology

Our analysis found Pima Community College to be the best value school for information technology students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Arizona. Located in the large city of Tucson, Pima County Community College District is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Pima County Community College District undergraduate students pay an average of $2,250 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Information Technology at Pima Community College Report

The excellent basic certificate programs at University of Phoenix - Arizona helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value information technology schools in Arizona. UOPX - Arizona is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Tempe.

UOPX - Arizona undergraduate students pay an average of $9,552 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UOPX - Arizona not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in Arizona list.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Arizona State University - Tempe is a great value for information technology students working on their basic certificate. Located in the midsize city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ASU - Tempe are $11,348 per year.

ASU - Tempe also made our Best Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in Arizona list, coming in at #3.

Full Information Technology at Arizona State University - Tempe Report

#4

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

Out of the 4 schools in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, Grand Canyon University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Grand Canyon University is a very large private for-profit school located in the large city of Phoenix.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Grand Canyon University are $17,189 per year.

Grand Canyon University did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in Arizona list.

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Best Value Information Technology Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Value Information Technology Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 1,208
Oklahoma 53
New Mexico 36

One of 10 majors within the computer science area of study, information technology has other similar majors worth exploring.

IT Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Computer & IS Security 22,829
Network & System Administration/Administrator 5,501
Information Technology Management 4,009
Computer Support Specialist 3,176
System, Networking, & LAN/WAN Management/Manager 2,077
Information Technology Project Management 2,076
Web/Multimedia Management & Webmaster 887

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Computer Science 59,565
Information Science 18,325
Computer Systems Networking 14,700
Computer Software & Applications 14,336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Craig Dennis.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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