2023 Most Popular Online Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region
Finding the Most Popular Online Information Technology Basic Certificate 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Computer Science Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Online Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in the Southwest Region to see which online basic certificate programs were the most popular for computer science students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
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2023 Most Popular Online Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for IT majors pursuing an online basic certificate.
Top 10 Most Popular Online Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Phoenix - Arizona the most popular online school in the Southwest Region for information technology students working on their basic certificate. UOPX - Arizona is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Tempe.
Women make up 23% of the IT majors at the school.
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The in-demand online basic certificate programs at Rio Salado College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best information technology schools in the Southwest Region . Rio Salado College is a large public school located in the midsize city of Tempe.
Women make up 29% of the IT majors at the school.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Careers Institute - Austin. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Austin, Southern Careers Institute - Austin is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
Of the 37 students majoring in IT at Southern Careers Institute - Austin, 95% are male and 5% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Careers Institute - San Antonio (NW Loop). It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Southern Careers Institute - San Antonio (NW Loop) is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of San Antonio.
Women make up 8% of the IT majors at the school.
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The in-demand online basic certificate programs at Southern Careers Institute - Pharr helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best information technology schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the large suburb of Pharr, Southern Careers Institute - Pharr is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
Women make up 14% of the IT majors at the school.
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Central Texas College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for information technology students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of Killeen, Central Texas College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
About 17% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 83% are male.
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With a ranking of #7, Pima Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for information technology students working on their online basic certificate. Located in the city of Tucson, Pima County Community College District is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 7% of the IT majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #8, Estrella Mountain Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for information technology students working on their online basic certificate. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Avondale, Estrella Mountain Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Women make up 21% of the IT majors at the school.
With a ranking of #9, GateWay Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for information technology students working on their online basic certificate. Located in the large city of Phoenix, GateWay Community College is a public school with a small student population.
About 27% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 73% are male.
Southern Careers Institute - Brownsville did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for information technology students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Southern Careers Institute - Brownsville is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Brownsville.
Women make up 18% of the IT majors at the school.
Most Popular Online Information Technology Colleges by State
Explore the most popular online information technology schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Texas | 1,208 |
Arizona | 811 |
Oklahoma | 53 |
New Mexico | 36 |
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Information Technology Related Majors
One of 10 majors within the computer science area of study, information technology has other similar majors worth exploring.
IT Concentrations
Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 |
Most Popular Majors Related to IT
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 18 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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