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2023 Most Popular Online Information Technology Schools in the Southwest Region

32 Colleges
$41,872 Avg Salary
$27,941 Avg Student Debt

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 Most Popular Online Information Technology 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. Our analysis looked at 32 schools in the Southwest Region to see which online 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Information Technology Colleges.

Our analysis found University of Phoenix - Arizona to be the most popular school for information technology students who want to pursue an online degree in the Southwest Region . UOPX - Arizona is a very large private for-profit school located in the large city of Tempe.

On average, IT graduates from UOPX - Arizona take out $29,534 in student loans while working on their degree.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Arizona State University - Skysong is a great place for information technology students pursuing an online degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public college with a very large student population.

On average, IT graduates from ASU - Skysong take out $32,375 in student loans while working on their degree.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Texas State Technical College is a great place for information technology students pursuing an online degree. TSTC is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Waco.

The average amount in student loans that IT majors at TSTC take out is $17,437.

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#4

Hallmark University

San Antonio, TX

The excellent online programs at Hallmark University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best information technology schools in the Southwest Region . Hallmark is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Antonio.

IT majors at Hallmark take out an average of $43,437 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#5

Rio Salado College

Tempe, AZ

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Rio Salado College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Online Information Technology Schools in the Southwest Region list. Rio Salado College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tempe.

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Southern Careers Institute - Austin came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Information Technology Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the large city of Austin, Southern Careers Institute - Austin is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

IT majors at Southern Careers Institute - Austin take out an average of $7,125 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#7

Central Texas College

Killeen, TX

With a ranking of #7, Central Texas College did quite well on this year’s best schools for information technology students. Located in the suburb of Killeen, Central Texas College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Cochise County Community College District ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Information Technology Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the small city of Sierra Vista, Cochise College is a public school with a small student population.

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Southern Careers Institute - San Antonio (NW Loop) did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for information technology students. It came in at #8 on the list. Southern Careers Institute - San Antonio (NW Loop) is a small private for-profit school located in the city of San Antonio.

On average, IT graduates from Southern Careers Institute - San Antonio (NW Loop) take out $7,125 in student loans while working on their degree.

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With a ranking of #10, Southern Careers Institute - Pharr did quite well on this year’s best schools for information technology students. Located in the large suburb of Pharr, Southern Careers Institute - Pharr is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

While working on their degree, IT majors at Southern Careers Institute - Pharr accumulate an average of around $7,125 in student debt.

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Explore the most popular online information technology colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 1,208
Arizona 811
Oklahoma 53
New Mexico 36

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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 26 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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