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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

10 Colleges
$24,150 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$50,419 Avg Salary

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.

The Best Value Information Technology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Computer Science Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 10 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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

Top 10 Best Information Technology Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Arizona State University - Skysong the best value school in the Southwest Region for information technology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at ASU - Skysong are $13,092 a year. IT majors at ASU - Skysong take out an average of $33,125 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

ASU - Skysong did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Phoenix - Arizona. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UOPX - Arizona is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Tempe.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UOPX - Arizona are $9,552 per year. On average, IT graduates from UOPX - Arizona take out $41,610 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Read full report on Information Technology at University of Phoenix - Arizona

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Phoenix - Texas helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value information technology schools in the Southwest Region . UOPX - Texas is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Houston.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UOPX - Texas are $9,552 a year. 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Advancing Technology. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, University of Advancing Technology is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

University of Advancing Technology undergraduate students pay an average of $17,461 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Sam Houston State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public school with a very large student population.

SHSU undergraduate students pay an average of $18,752 in tuition and fees each year.

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The University of Texas at San Antonio ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UTSA are $21,528 a year. 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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With a ranking of #7, Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well on this year’s best value schools for information technology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a fairly large student population.

ASU - Tempe undergraduate students pay an average of $29,438 in tuition and fees each year. 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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Texas A&M University - College Station 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 #8 on the list. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Texas A&M College Station are $38,855 per year. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $138, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

Texas A&M College Station did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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With a ranking of #9, Our Lady of the Lake University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for information technology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of San Antonio, OLLU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

OLLU undergraduate students pay an average of $29,926 in tuition and fees each year.

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#10

Hallmark University

San Antonio, TX

Hallmark University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. 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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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 10 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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