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2023 Best Value Computer Software Applications Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$6,322 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$43,367 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer Software & Applications Undergraduate Certificate School for You

Computer Software & Applications is the #82 most popular major in the country with 14,336 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Computer Software Applications 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 computer software students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Computer Software & Applications Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

Check out the computer software undergraduate 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 an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Computer Software Applications

Our analysis found Collin County Community College District to be the best value school for computer software and applications students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Southwest Region . Collin County Community College District is a very large public school located in the midsize suburb of McKinney.

Collin County Community College District undergraduate students pay an average of $5,104 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Collin County Community College District also is in the top 10% of our Best Computer Software Applications Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.

Read full report on Computer Software & Applications at Collin County Community College District

#2

El Centro College

Dallas, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend El Centro College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Computer Software Applications Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Dallas, El Centro College is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at El Centro College are $6,000 per year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, computer software majors at El Centro College accumulate an average of around $13,195 in student debt.

El Centro College also took the #5 spot in our Best Computer Software Applications Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region rankings.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Central New Mexico Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Computer Software Applications Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, CNM is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CNM are $7,540 a year.

Full Computer Software & Applications at Central New Mexico Community College Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Tulsa Technology Center is a great value for computer software and applications students working on their undergraduate certificate. Tulsa Tech is a small public school located in the city of Tulsa.

Full Computer Software & Applications at Tulsa Technology Center Report

Best Computer Software & Applications Colleges by State

Explore the best computer software and applications colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 299
Arizona 177
Oklahoma 12

One of 10 majors within the area of study, computer software and applications has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Computer Science 59,565
Information Technology 40,555
Information Science 18,325
Computer Systems Networking 14,700

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Negative Space.

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