2023 Best Value Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in Arizona
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Information Technology Associate Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 811 degrees and certificates were awarded to information technology students who went to a Arizona college or university. This makes it the #34 most popular major in the state.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in Arizona ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Arizona 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. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Arizona Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Information Technology
Our analysis found Pima Community College to be the best value school for information technology students who want to pursue a associate degree in Arizona. Pima County Community College District is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Tucson.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Pima County Community College District are $2,250 a year.
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Out of the 3 schools in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Phoenix - Arizona landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UOPX - Arizona are $9,552 per year. After completing their Associate Degree, IT graduates from UOPX - Arizona carry an average student debtload of $26,061.
UOPX - Arizona also took the #1 spot in our Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in Arizona rankings.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Advancing Technology. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in Arizona list. University of Advancing Technology is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Tempe.
University of Advancing Technology undergraduate students pay an average of $17,461 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Texas | 1,208 |
Oklahoma | 53 |
New Mexico | 36 |
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Information Technology Related Majors for IT
Information Technology is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to IT
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 3 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.