2023 Best Value Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Information Technology Associate Degree 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Southwest Region to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for IT 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 Associate in Information Technology
Our 2023 rankings named Collin County Community College District the best value school in the Southwest Region for information technology students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of McKinney, Collin County Community College District is a public college with a very large student population.
Collin County Community College District undergraduate students pay an average of $5,104 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Associate Degree, IT majors at Collin County Community College District accumulate an average of around $23,567 in student debt.
Collin County Community College District also made our Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #4.
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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 Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. El Centro College is a very large public school located in the large city of Dallas.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at El Centro College are $6,000 per year.
El Centro College also made our Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #3.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Tarrant County College District. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Fort Worth, Tarrant County College is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tarrant County College are $8,235 per year.
Tarrant County College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Phoenix - Arizona. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UOPX - Arizona is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Tempe.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UOPX - Arizona are $9,552 a year. On average, IT graduates from UOPX - Arizona take out $26,061 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
UOPX - Arizona did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas State Technical College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. TSTC is a large public school located in the midsize city of Waco.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at TSTC are $11,369 a year. On average, IT graduates from TSTC take out $19,390 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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Oklahoma City Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for information technology students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Oklahoma City, OCCC is a public college with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at OCCC are $9,810 per year. On average, IT graduates from OCCC take out $17,684 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, OCCC also is in the top 20% of our Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.
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Strayer University - Texas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for information technology students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Strayer University - Texas is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Austin.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Strayer University - Texas are $13,515 a year. IT majors at Strayer University - Texas take out an average of $27,968 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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Pima Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the large city of Tucson, Pima County Community College District is a public school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Pima County Community College District are $7,566 a year.
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University of Advancing Technology came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Tempe, University of Advancing Technology is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
University of Advancing Technology undergraduate students pay an average of $17,461 in tuition and fees each year.
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Request InformationBest Information Technology Colleges by State
Explore the best information technology colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 1,208 |
| Arizona | 811 |
| Oklahoma | 53 |
| New Mexico | 36 |
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Majors Related to IT
One of 10 majors within the area of study, information technology has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to IT
| 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 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Craig Dennis.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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