2023 Best Value Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Texas

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

Finding the Best Information Technology Undergraduate 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Computer Science Degree Search has developed this Best Value Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Texas ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Texas to see which undergraduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for IT students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Texas

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

Best Texas Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Information Technology

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

Majors Related to IT

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 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.