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2023 Best Value Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in Arizona

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$9,856 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$35,972 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Information Technology Associate Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, information technology was ranked 3rd in Arizona. In fact, 811 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which computer science program is right for you. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Computer Science Degree Search has developed this Best Value Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in Arizona ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Arizona to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for IT students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in Arizona

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

Best Arizona Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Information Technology

Our 2023 rankings named Pima Community College the best value school in Arizona for information technology students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Tucson, Pima County Community College District is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Pima County Community College District undergraduate students pay an average of $2,250 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Pima County Community College District also took the #2 spot in our Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in Arizona rankings.

Read full report on Information Technology at Pima Community College

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Phoenix - Arizona is a great value for information technology students working on their associate degree. UOPX - Arizona is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Tempe.

UOPX - Arizona undergraduate students pay an average of $9,552 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that IT majors at UOPX - Arizona take out while working on their Associate Degree is $26,061.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UOPX - Arizona is ranked #1 for overall quality for IT in Arizona.

Full Information Technology at University of Phoenix - Arizona Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Advancing Technology. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in Arizona list. Located in the midsize city of Tempe, University of Advancing Technology is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at University of Advancing Technology are $17,461 a year.

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Best Value Information Technology Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Value Information Technology Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 1,208
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 3 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 Craig Dennis.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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