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2023 Best Value Computer Information Systems Associate Degree Schools in Arizona

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$15,032 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,978 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer Information Systems Associate Degree School for You

Computer Information Systems is the most popular major in Arizona with 2,554 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's computer science students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Computer Science Degree Search has created its Best Value Computer Information Systems Associate Degree Schools in Arizona ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Arizona to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for CIS 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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Computer Information Systems Associate Degree Schools in Arizona

Check out the CIS associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Arizona Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Computer Information Systems

Our 2023 rankings named University of Phoenix - Arizona the best value school in Arizona for computer information systems students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UOPX - Arizona are $9,552 a year. CIS majors at UOPX - Arizona take out an average of $23,706 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $109, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

UOPX - Arizona also took the #1 spot in our Best Computer Information Systems Associate Degree Schools in Arizona rankings.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend DeVry University - Arizona. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Computer Information Systems Associate Degree Schools in Arizona list. DeVry University - Arizona is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Phoenix.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at DeVry University - Arizona are $15,032 a year.

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Best Value Computer Information Systems Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 6,529
Oklahoma 771
New Mexico 346

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

CIS Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Computer & Information Sciences 51,681
Information Technology 31,531
Informatics 2,726
Other Computer & Information Sciences 1,887
Artificial Intelligence 518
Human-Centered Technology Design 91

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Science 59,565
Information Technology 40,555
Information Science 18,325
Computer Systems Networking 14,700
Computer Software & Applications 14,336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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