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

16 Colleges
$77,189 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Information Technology Master'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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Computer Science Degree Search has created the Best Information Technology Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in the Southwest Region to see which master's degree 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.

View our full ranking methodology.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for IT majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 10 Best Information Technology Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Southern Methodist University the best school in the Southwest Region for information technology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a very large student population.

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#3

University of Dallas

Irving, TX

Out of the 16 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Dallas landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Irving, UD is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Sam Houston State University 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 town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public school with a very large student population.

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Out of the 16 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Skysong landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public school with a very large student population.

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#6

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

Grand Canyon University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Grand Canyon University is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Phoenix.

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#7

University of Houston

Houston, TX

With a ranking of #7, University of Houston did quite well on this year’s best schools for information technology students working on their master’s degree. UH is a very large public school located in the city of Houston.

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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for information technology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the distant town of Stillwater, OSU is a public college with a very large student population.

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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree information technology programs. University of Oklahoma is a very large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Norman.

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West Texas A&M University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the town of Canyon, West Texas A&M University is a public college with a medium-sized 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 16 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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