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2023 Most Popular Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in Arizona

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Finding the Best Information Technology Basic Certificate School for You

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.

The Most Popular Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in Arizona ranking is one of many tools that Computer Science Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 20 schools in Arizona to see which basic certificate programs were the most popular for computer science students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Information Technology program at each school on the list.

Check out the IT basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Arizona.

Our analysis found University of Phoenix - Arizona to be the most popular school for information technology students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Arizona. UOPX - Arizona is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Tempe.

Women make up 23% of the IT majors at the school.

Full Information Technology at University of Phoenix - Arizona Report

#2

Rio Salado College

Tempe, AZ

Out of the 20 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 city of Tempe.

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

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means GateWay Community College is a great place for information technology students working on their 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.

Full Information Technology at GateWay Community College Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Glendale Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in Arizona list. Glendale Community College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Glendale.

Women make up 8% of the IT majors at the school.

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Out of the 20 schools in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, Estrella Mountain Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of Avondale, Estrella Mountain Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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

Full Information Technology at Estrella Mountain Community College Report

#6

Yavapai College

Prescott, AZ

With a ranking of #6, Yavapai College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for information technology students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Prescott, Yavapai College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Full Information Technology at Yavapai College Report

#7

Phoenix College

Phoenix, AZ

With a ranking of #7, Phoenix College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for information technology students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Phoenix College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 19% of the IT majors at the school.

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Mesa Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in Arizona list. Mesa Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Mesa.

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

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With a ranking of #8, Pima Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for information technology students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Tucson, Pima County Community College District is a public school with a large student population.

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

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With a ranking of #10, South Mountain Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for information technology students working on their basic certificate. South Mountain Community College is a small public school located in the large city of Phoenix.

Of the 13 students majoring in IT at South Mountain Community College, 62% are male and 38% are female.

Full Information Technology at South Mountain Community College Report

Best Information Technology Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

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

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 20 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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