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

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Finding the Best Information Technology Undergraduate 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 Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 49 schools in the Southwest Region to see which undergraduate 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for IT majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

Our analysis found Tarrant County College District to be the most popular school for information technology students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Fort Worth, Tarrant County College is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 26% of the IT majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Tulsa Technology Center is a great place for information technology students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large city of Tulsa, Tulsa Tech is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 12% of the IT majors at the school.

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Out of the 49 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central New Mexico Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. CNM is a large public school located in the large city of Albuquerque.

About 19% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 81% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Collin County Community College District. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the suburb of McKinney, Collin County Community College District is a public school with a very large student population.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Moore Norman Technology Center. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. MNTC is a small public school located in the rural area of Norman.

Women make up 26% of the IT majors at the school.

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#6

Central Technology Center

Drumright, OK

Central Technology Center ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Central Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Drumright.

Of the 30 students majoring in IT at Central Tech, 97% are male and 3% are female.

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New Mexico State University - Dona Ana came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the rural area of Las Cruces, NMSU Dona Ana is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 40% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 60% are male.

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Kiamichi Technology Center-McAlester came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the town of McAlester, KTC McAlester is a public college with a fairly small student population.

Of the 24 students majoring in IT at KTC McAlester, 96% are male and 4% are female.

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#9

Texarkana College

Texarkana, TX

Texarkana College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate information technology programs. Texarkana College is a small public school located in the city of Texarkana.

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

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#10

Peloton College

Arlington, TX

Peloton College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for information technology students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Arlington, Peloton College is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 11% of the IT majors at the school.

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Best Information Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best information technology schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 1,208
Arizona 811
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 28 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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