2023 Best Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region
Finding the Best Information Technology Basic Certificate 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 Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 17 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best basic certificate 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 Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Information Technology Basic Certificate Colleges.
Top 10 Best Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools
Our analysis found CCI Training Center, Arlington to be the best school for information technology students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Southwest Region . CCI Training Center is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Arlington.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Phoenix - Arizona is a great place for information technology students working on their basic certificate. UOPX - Arizona is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Tempe.
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The excellent basic certificate programs at Collin County Community College District helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best information technology schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the midsize suburb of McKinney, Collin County Community College District is a public college with a very large student population.
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Out of the 17 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Phoenix - Texas landed the # 4 spot on the list. UOPX - Texas is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.
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Out of the 17 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Tulsa Technology Center landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Tulsa, Tulsa Tech is a public school with a small student population.
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With a ranking of #6, Grand Canyon University did quite well on this year’s best schools for information technology students working on their basic certificate. Grand Canyon University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Phoenix.
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Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for information technology students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a very large student population.
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Pima Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate information technology programs. Located in the large city of Tucson, Pima County Community College District is a public school with a large student population.
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With a ranking of #9, El Centro College did quite well on this year’s best schools for information technology students working on their basic certificate. El Centro College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Dallas.
Tarrant County College District did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for information technology students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Fort Worth, Tarrant County College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Best Information Technology Colleges by State
Explore the best information technology colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Texas | 1,208 |
Arizona | 811 |
Oklahoma | 53 |
New Mexico | 36 |
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Information Technology Related Rankings by Major
One of 10 majors within the computer science area of study, information technology has other similar majors worth exploring.
IT Concentrations
Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 |
Most Popular Majors Related to IT
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 17 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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