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2023 Best Value Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

9 Colleges
$19,502 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$65,436 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 88,434 computer information systems students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #9 most popular in the country.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Southwest Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for CIS students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

Check out the CIS graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Southwest Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Computer Information Systems

Our analysis found University of Phoenix - Arizona to be the best value school for computer information systems students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southwest Region . UOPX - Arizona is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Tempe.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UOPX - Arizona are $16,153 per year.

UOPX - Arizona also claimed a spot on our Best Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

Full Computer Information Systems at University of Phoenix - Arizona Report

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Texas Woman’s University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value computer information systems schools in the Southwest Region . TWU is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Denton.

TWU graduate students pay an average of $15,048 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. UNT is a fairly large public school located in the city of Denton.

UNT graduate students pay an average of $15,600 in tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

Out of the 9 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Texas State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of San Marcos.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Texas State are $17,220 a year.

Full Computer Information Systems at Texas State University Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Texas at Dallas. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. UT Dallas is a fairly large public school located in the city of Richardson.

UT Dallas graduate students pay an average of $29,252 in tuition and fees each year.

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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate computer information systems programs. Located in the distant town of Stillwater, OSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

OSU graduate students pay an average of $24,175 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Computer Information Systems at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Report

The University of Texas at Arlington ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UT Arlington are $24,005 a year.

Full Computer Information Systems at The University of Texas at Arlington Report

The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate computer information systems programs. Located in the city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UTSA are $27,560 per year.

Full Computer Information Systems at The University of Texas at San Antonio Report

American InterContinental University - Online did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for computer information systems students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. AIU Online is a large private for-profit school located in the rural area of Schaumburg.

AIU Online graduate students pay an average of $12,904 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Computer Information Systems Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 6,529
Arizona 2,554
Oklahoma 771
New Mexico 346

Computer Information Systems is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Science 59,565
Information Technology 40,555
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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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