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2023 Most Popular Online Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in Arizona

9 Colleges

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Computer Science Degree Search has created the Most Popular Online Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in Arizona to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Arizona 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for IT majors pursuing an online basic certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Phoenix - Arizona the most popular online school in Arizona 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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#2

Rio Salado College

Tempe, AZ

Out of the 9 online programs at schools in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, Rio Salado College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Rio Salado College is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Tempe.

Women make up 29% of the IT majors at the school.

Full Information Technology at Rio Salado College Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pima Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in Arizona list. Located in the large city of Tucson, Pima County Community College District is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 7% of the IT majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Estrella Mountain Community College is a great place for information technology students working on their online basic certificate. Located in the suburb of Avondale, Estrella Mountain Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 21% of the IT majors at the school.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means GateWay Community College is a great place for information technology students working on their online basic certificate. Located in the city of Phoenix, GateWay Community College is a public college with a small student population.

About 27% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 73% are male.

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Mesa Community 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. Mesa Community College is a large public school located in the large city of Mesa.

Of the 14 students majoring in IT at Mesa Community College, 79% are male and 21% are female.

Full Information Technology at Mesa Community College Report

With a ranking of #7, Cochise County Community College District did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for information technology students working on their online basic certificate. Located in the small city of Sierra Vista, Cochise College is a public college with a small student population.

Full Information Technology at Cochise County Community College District Report

#7

Aspen University

Denver, CO

Aspen University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in Arizona list. Located in the large city of Denver, Aspen University is a private for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 50% of the IT majors at the school.

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Chandler-Gilbert Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online basic certificate information technology programs. Located in the large city of Chandler, Chandler-Gilbert Community College is a public college with a large student population.

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Best Information Technology Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular Information Technology Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 1,208
Oklahoma 53
New Mexico 36

More Information Technology Rankings in Arizona

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 9 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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