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2023 Best Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

5 Colleges
$76,049 Avg Salary
$21,479 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Information Technology Graduate 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Computer Science Degree Search has developed this Best Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Southwest Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for IT majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top Southwest Region Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Information Technology

Our 2023 rankings named University of Phoenix - Arizona the best school in the Southwest Region for information technology students working on their graduate certificate. UOPX - Arizona is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Tempe.

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Out of the 5 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Sam Houston State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus 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 distant town of Stillwater, OSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Arizona helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best information technology schools in the Southwest Region . University of Arizona is a very large public school located in the city of Tucson.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at San Antonio is a great place for information technology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public college with a very 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
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 5 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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