2022 Best Value Colleges for Information Resources Management in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Information Resources Management Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Information Resources Management is the 417th most popular major in the country with 1,160 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 23 information resources management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Information Resources Management Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in information resources management. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent information resources management programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the information resources management program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Information Resources Management Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Information Resources Management Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Information Resources Management Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Colleges for Information Resources Management in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#1

Lubbock Christian University

Lubbock, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$24,128 Average Net Price

$50,733 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Information Resources Management Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Lubbock Christian University landed the #1 spot on the list. Lubbock Christian University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Lubbock, Texas. It awarded 1 ’s information resources management degrees in 2019-2020.

LCU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Information Resources Management Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $24,128 for Southwest Region Information Resources Management students with aid per year to attend LCU.

Read full report on Information Resources Management at Lubbock Christian University

#2

Abilene Christian University

Abilene, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$26,809 Average Net Price

$47,183 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Information Resources Management Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Abilene Christian University landed the #2 spot on the list. Abilene Christian is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Abilene, Texas. It awarded 7 ’s information resources management degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Abilene Christian, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Information Resources Management Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $26,809 for southwest region information resources management students with aid per year to attend Abilene Christian University.

Read full report on Information Resources Management at Abilene Christian

• Best Value Colleges for Information Resources Management (With Aid)

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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