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2023 Best Value Computer Software Applications Associate Degree Schools in Texas

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$13,934 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$26,431 Avg Salary

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

Computer Software & Applications is one of the most popular subjects to study in Texas. With 299 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 7th out of all the majors we track in the state.

It's not easy to decide which computer science program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Computer Software Applications Associate Degree Schools in Texas to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Texas 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Computer Software & Applications Associate Degree Schools in Texas

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

Best Texas 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 Texas. Collin County Community College District is a very large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of McKinney.

Collin County Community College District undergraduate students pay an average of $3,094 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Collin County Community College District also took the #2 spot in our Best Computer Software Applications Associate Degree Schools in Texas rankings.

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#2

El Centro College

Dallas, TX

Out of the 5 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, El Centro College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Dallas, El Centro College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at El Centro College are $4,050 a year.

El Centro College also made our Best Computer Software Applications Associate Degree Schools in Texas list, coming in at #4.

Full Computer Software & Applications at El Centro College Report

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 Texas. Located in the city of Waco, TSTC is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at TSTC are $6,950 per year. While working on their Associate Degree, computer software majors at TSTC accumulate an average of around $17,185 in student debt.

TSTC also made our Best Computer Software Applications Associate Degree Schools in Texas list, coming in at #5.

Read full report on Computer Software & Applications at Texas State Technical College

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 Texas. Located in the distant town of Austin, Ai Austin is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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

Full Computer Software & Applications at The Art Institute of Austin Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The Art Institute of Houston. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Computer Software Applications Associate Degree Schools in Texas list. Ai Houston is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Houston.

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

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Best Value Computer Software & Applications Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Value Computer Software & Applications Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 177
Oklahoma 12

Computer Software & Applications is one of 10 different types of computer science programs to choose from.

Computer Software Concentrations

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

Majors Similar to Computer Software

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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