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2023 Best Value Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

8 Colleges
$9,869 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,794 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer Science Associate Degree School for You

With 59,565 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, computer science is the #2 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Computer Science Degree Search has created the Best Value Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for compsci 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 Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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

Best Southwest Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Computer Science

Our 2023 rankings named Collin County Community College District the best value school in the Southwest Region for computer science students working on their associate degree. Located in the medium-sized suburb of McKinney, Collin County Community College District is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Collin County Community College District undergraduate students pay an average of $5,104 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their Associate Degree, compsci graduates from Collin County Community College District carry an average student debtload of $22,130.

Collin County Community College District also made our Best Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #3.

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#2

El Centro College

Dallas, TX

Out of the 8 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, El Centro College landed the # 2 spot on the list. El Centro College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Dallas.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at El Centro College are $6,000 per year.

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#3

Lone Star College System

The Woodlands, TX

The excellent associate degree programs at Lone Star College System helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value computer science schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the midsize city of The Woodlands, North Harris Montgomery is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at North Harris Montgomery are $6,168 a year.

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#4

South Texas College

McAllen, TX

The excellent associate degree programs at South Texas College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value computer science schools in the Southwest Region . South Texas College is a very large public school located in the midsize city of McAllen.

South Texas College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,920 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central New Mexico Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. CNM is a large public school located in the large city of Albuquerque.

CNM undergraduate students pay an average of $7,540 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of Advancing Technology ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Tempe, University of Advancing Technology is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

University of Advancing Technology undergraduate students pay an average of $17,461 in tuition and fees each year.

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Texas State Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for computer science students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. TSTC is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Waco.

TSTC undergraduate students pay an average of $11,369 in tuition and fees each year.

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Southwestern Oklahoma State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for computer science students to get a associate degree. It came in at #8 on the list. SWOSU is a small public school located in the town of Weatherford.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SWOSU are $15,023 per year.

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Best Computer Science Colleges by State

Explore the best computer science colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 1,891
Arizona 1,488
Oklahoma 310
New Mexico 60

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

CompSci Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Computer Science 59,565

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
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 8 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 Negative Space.

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