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2023 Most Popular Information Technology Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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$77,189 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Information Technology Master's 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.

The Most Popular Information Technology Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 21 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Information Technology program at each school on the list.

Check out the IT master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southwest Region .

#1

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

Our 2023 rankings named Grand Canyon University the most popular school in the Southwest Region for information technology students working on their master’s degree. Grand Canyon University is a very large private for-profit school located in the large city of Phoenix.

Women make up 19% of the IT majors at the school.

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#2

University of Dallas

Irving, TX

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Dallas helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular information technology schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Irving, UD is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 38% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 62% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ottawa University - Phoenix. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Phoenix, Ottawa University - Phoenix is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 64 students majoring in IT at Ottawa University - Phoenix, 59% are male and 41% are female.

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#4

University of Houston

Houston, TX

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Houston helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular information technology schools in the Southwest Region . UH is a fairly large public school located in the city of Houston.

About 31% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 69% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Arizona State University - Tempe helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular information technology schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the midsize city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 31 students majoring in IT at ASU - Tempe, 61% are male and 39% are female.

Full Information Technology at Arizona State University - Tempe Report

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Oklahoma is a very large public school located in the suburb of Norman.

Women make up 40% of the IT majors at the school.

Read full report on Information Technology at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

University of New Mexico - Main Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 26 students majoring in IT at UNM, 65% are male and 35% are female.

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Arizona State University - Skysong ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 23 students majoring in IT at ASU - Skysong, 83% are male and 17% are female.

Read full report on Information Technology at Arizona State University - Skysong

West Texas A&M University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for information technology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the fringe town of Canyon, West Texas A&M University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 22 students majoring in IT at West Texas A&M University, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Full Information Technology at West Texas A&M University Report

#10

Hallmark University

San Antonio, TX

With a ranking of #10, Hallmark University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for information technology students working on their master’s degree. Hallmark is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Antonio.

Women make up 12% of the IT majors at the school.

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Best 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

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 21 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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