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2023 Most Popular Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

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Finding the Best Information Technology Basic Certificate School for You

With 40,555 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, information technology is the #3 most popular major in the United States.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which computer science program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Most Popular Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Computer Science Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 54 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular basic certificate programs for computer science students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Information Technology program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for IT majors pursuing a basic certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Phoenix - Arizona the most popular school in the Southwest Region for information technology students working on their basic certificate. UOPX - Arizona is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Tempe.

Women make up 23% of the IT majors at the school.

Full Information Technology at University of Phoenix - Arizona Report

#2

San Antonio College

San Antonio, TX

Out of the 54 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, San Antonio College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of San Antonio, San Antonio College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 24% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 76% are male.

Full Information Technology at San Antonio College Report

#3

Rio Salado College

Tempe, AZ

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Rio Salado College is a great place for information technology students working on their basic certificate. Rio Salado College is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.

Women make up 29% of the IT majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend CCI Training Center, Arlington. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. CCI Training Center is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Arlington.

Women make up 23% of the IT majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Careers Institute - Austin. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Austin, Southern Careers Institute - Austin is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 37 students majoring in IT at Southern Careers Institute - Austin, 95% are male and 5% are female.

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GateWay Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Phoenix, GateWay Community College is a public school with a small student population.

About 27% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 73% are male.

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#7

St Philip's College

San Antonio, TX

St Philip’s College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate information technology programs. St Philip's College is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Antonio.

About 33% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 67% are male.

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Glendale Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Glendale Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Glendale.

Women make up 8% of the IT majors at the school.

Full Information Technology at Glendale Community College Report

Southern Careers Institute - San Antonio (NW Loop) landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate information technology programs. Southern Careers Institute - San Antonio (NW Loop) is a small private for-profit school located in the city of San Antonio.

Women make up 8% of the IT majors at the school.

Full Information Technology at Southern Careers Institute - San Antonio (NW Loop) Report

Southern Careers Institute - Pharr did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for information technology students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the suburb of Pharr, Southern Careers Institute - Pharr is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 14% of the IT majors at the school.

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Best Information Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best information technology colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 1,208
Arizona 811
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 25 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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