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2023 Most Popular Online Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

7 Colleges
$28,009 Avg Salary
$14,157 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Computer Science Degree Search has created its Most Popular Online Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Southwest Region to see which online undergraduate 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Oklahoma City Community College

Oklahoma City, OK

Our analysis found Oklahoma City Community College to be the most popular school for information technology students who want to pursue an online undergraduate certificate in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Oklahoma City, OCCC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 25% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 75% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern New Mexico University - Ruidoso Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the town of Ruidoso, ENMU - Ruidoso Campus is a public school with a fairly small student population.

About 17% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 83% are male.

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#3

San Juan College

Farmington, NM

Out of the 7 online programs at schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, San Juan College landed the # 3 spot on the list. SJC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Farmington.

Women make up 75% of the IT majors at the school.

Full Information Technology at San Juan College Report

The in-demand online undergraduate certificate programs at Texas State Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best information technology schools in the Southwest Region . TSTC is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Waco.

Full Information Technology at Texas State Technical College Report

#5

Temple College

Temple, TX

The in-demand online undergraduate certificate programs at Temple College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best information technology schools in the Southwest Region . Temple College is a small public school located in the small city of Temple.

Full Information Technology at Temple College Report

#6

Rio Salado College

Tempe, AZ

Rio Salado College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Rio Salado College is a large public school located in the midsize city of Tempe.

Women make up 40% of the IT majors at the school.

Full Information Technology at Rio Salado College Report

Cochise County Community College District came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the small city of Sierra Vista, Cochise College is a public school with a small student population.

Read full report on Information Technology at Cochise County Community College District

Explore the most popular online information technology schools 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 7 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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