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2023 Best Value Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$9,073 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$76,049 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Information Technology Graduate Certificate School for You

Information Technology is one of the most popular subjects to study in Texas. With 1,208 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 4th out of all the majors we track in the state.

With all the computer science programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 Value Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Texas to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for IT students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas

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

Best Texas Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Information Technology

Our analysis found Sam Houston State University to be the best value school for information technology students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Texas. Located in the distant town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at SHSU are $8,666 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, SHSU is ranked #2 for overall quality for IT in Texas.

Full Information Technology at Sam Houston State University Report

The excellent graduate certificate programs at The University of Texas at San Antonio helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value information technology schools in Texas. Located in the large city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UTSA are $9,479 per year.

Read full report on Information Technology at The University of Texas at San Antonio

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
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

Majors Similar to IT

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 2 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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