2023 Best Value Computer Information Systems Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Computer Information Systems Undergraduate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Southwest Region to see which undergraduate 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.
Best Southwest Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Computer Information Systems
Our 2023 rankings named Collin County Community College District the best value school in the Southwest Region for computer information systems students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized suburb of McKinney, Collin County Community College District is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Collin County Community College District are $5,104 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Collin County Community College District also did well on our Best Computer Information Systems Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Lone Star College System helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value computer information systems schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the medium-sized city of The Woodlands, North Harris Montgomery is a public school with a very large student population.
North Harris Montgomery undergraduate students pay an average of $6,168 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, CIS majors at North Harris Montgomery accumulate an average of around $14,029 in student debt.
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Out of the 4 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Tarrant County College District landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Fort Worth, Tarrant County College is a public college with a very large student population.
Tarrant County College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,235 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, CIS graduates from Tarrant County College carry an average student debtload of $19,488.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend South Texas College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Computer Information Systems Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. South Texas College is a very large public school located in the midsize city of McAllen.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at South Texas College are $7,920 per year.
Request InformationBest Computer Information Systems Colleges by State
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Texas | 6,529 |
Arizona | 2,554 |
Oklahoma | 771 |
New Mexico | 346 |
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Majors Related to CIS
Computer Information Systems is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to CIS
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 4 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.