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2023 Best Information Technology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

10 Colleges
$50,419 Avg Salary
$35,229 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Information Technology Bachelor's Degree 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Computer Science Degree Search has created its Best Information Technology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs for computer science students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Information Technology Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Information Technology Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Arizona State University - Skysong to be the best school for information technology students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the midsize city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public college with a fairly large student population.

IT majors at ASU - Skysong take out an average of $33,125 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.

This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $138, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#3

Hallmark University

San Antonio, TX

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Hallmark University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best information technology schools in the Southwest Region . Hallmark is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Antonio.

On average, IT graduates from Hallmark take out $36,638 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at The University of Texas at San Antonio helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best information technology schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public college with a very large student population.

On average, IT graduates from UTSA take out $23,037 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $162.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Arizona State University - Tempe helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best information technology schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the midsize city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a fairly large student population.

On average, IT graduates from ASU - Tempe take out $33,125 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Sam Houston State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the distant town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Phoenix - Arizona did quite well on this year’s best schools for information technology students working on their bachelor’s degree. UOPX - Arizona is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Tempe.

On average, IT graduates from UOPX - Arizona take out $41,610 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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University of Advancing Technology ranked #8 on this year’s Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the midsize city of Tempe, University of Advancing Technology is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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University of Phoenix - Texas ranked #9 on this year’s Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UOPX - Texas is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.

The average amount in student loans that IT majors at UOPX - Texas take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $41,610.

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Our Lady of the Lake University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for information technology students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large city of San Antonio, OLLU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best Information Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best information technology schools 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 10 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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.

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