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2023 Best Value Computer Software Applications Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$14,604 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$26,431 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer Software & Applications Associate Degree School for You

With 14,336 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, computer software and applications is the #5 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. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Value Computer Software Applications Associate Degree 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. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Southwest Region to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for computer software students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 Software & Applications Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for computer software majors pursuing a associate degree.

Best Southwest Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Computer Software Applications

Our analysis found Collin County Community College District to be the best value school for computer software and applications students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the medium-sized suburb of McKinney, Collin County Community College District is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Collin County Community College District are $5,104 per year.

Collin County Community College District also took the #3 spot in our Best Computer Software Applications Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region rankings.

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#2

El Centro College

Dallas, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend El Centro College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Computer Software Applications Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. El Centro College is a very large public school located in the city of Dallas.

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

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The excellent associate degree programs at Texas State Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value computer software and applications schools in the Southwest Region . TSTC is a large public school located in the midsize city of Waco.

TSTC undergraduate students pay an average of $11,369 in tuition and fees each year. Computer Software majors at TSTC take out an average of $17,185 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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The excellent associate degree programs at The Art Institute of Austin helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value computer software and applications schools in the Southwest Region . Ai Austin is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the town of Austin.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Ai Austin are $19,354 a year.

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The excellent associate degree programs at The Art Institute of Houston helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value computer software and applications schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Houston, Ai Houston is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Ai Houston undergraduate students pay an average of $19,354 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Computer Software & Applications Colleges by State

Explore the best computer software and applications schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 299
Arizona 177
Oklahoma 12

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

Computer Software Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Web & Multimedia Design 5,300
Data Modeling/Warehousing & Database Administration 3,756
Computer Graphics 2,988
Other Computer Software & Media Applications 1,438
Modeling, Virtual Environments & Simulation 854

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Computer Science 59,565
Information Technology 40,555
Information Science 18,325
Computer Systems Networking 14,700

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 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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