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2023 Best Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

5 Colleges
$76,049 Avg Salary
$21,479 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Information Technology Graduate Certificate School for You

Information Technology is the #42 most popular major in the country with 40,555 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for IT majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top Southwest Region Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Information Technology

Our analysis found University of Phoenix - Arizona to be the best school for information technology 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.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Sam Houston State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best information technology schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the distant town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public college with a very large student population.

Full Information Technology at Sam Houston State University Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a great place for information technology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Stillwater, OSU is a public school with a very large student population.

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#4

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

Out of the 5 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the # 4 spot on the list. University of Arizona is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Tucson.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at The University of Texas at San Antonio helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best information technology schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public college with a very large student population.

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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 area of study, information technology has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 5 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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.

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