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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Information Technology (Income $0-$30k) in Texas

9 Ranked Colleges
373 Degrees Awarded
$11,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value IT Schools for a Bachelor's in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value IT Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 28,174 people earned their degree in information technology, making the major the 37th most popular in the United States.

Across Texas, there were 577 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 373 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value IT Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in information technology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality information technology programs that also have a lower cost than 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 technology program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value IT Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for texas bachelor’s degree it students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 9 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Information Technology (Income $0-$30k) in Texas

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k list. UNT is located in Denton, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 30 bachelors’s IT degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our texas bachelor’s degree it students whose families make $0-$30k list, UNT has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of North Texas is $8,521 for Texas Bachelor’s Degree IT students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full UNT Information Technology Report

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Dallas. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k list. The University of Texas at Dallas is a large school located in Richardson, Texas that handed out 228 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Dallas did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. The yearly cost to attend UT Dallas is $10,857 for texas bachelor’s degree it students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full UT Dallas Information Technology Report

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value IT Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Tyler landed the #3 spot on the list. The University of Texas at Tyler is a medium-sized school located in Tyler, Texas that handed out 19 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Tyler did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. It costs about $6,797 for Texas Bachelor’s Degree IT students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend The University of Texas at Tyler.

Full UT Tyler Information Technology Report

#7 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value IT Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Stephen F Austin State University landed the #4 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Nacogdoches, Texas, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.

SFASU also made our “Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #7. The estimated yearly cost for Stephen F Austin State University is $8,650 for Texas Bachelor’s Degree IT students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Information Technology at Stephen F Austin State University

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston - Clear Lake. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s IT degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

UH Clear Lake not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. It costs about $4,517 for Texas Bachelor’s Degree IT students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UH Clear Lake.

Read full report on Information Technology at University of Houston - Clear Lake

#9 in overall quality

University of Phoenix - Texas did quite well in the 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #6. University of Phoenix - Texas is located in Houston, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s IT degrees to qualified students.

UOPX - Texas also made our “Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #9. The yearly cost to attend UOPX - Texas is $12,237 for texas bachelor’s degree it students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read full report on Information Technology at UOPX - Texas

#7

Tarleton State University

Stephenville, Texas
#4 in overall quality

Tarleton State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #7. This fairly large school is located in Stephenville, Texas, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our texas bachelor’s degree it students whose families make $0-$30k list, Tarleton has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. It costs about $15,604 for Texas Bachelor’s Degree IT students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Tarleton State University.

Read more about Information Technology at Tarleton State University

#8

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, Texas
#1 in overall quality

Texas Christian University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #8. Texas Christian University is located in Fort Worth, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s IT degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our texas bachelor’s degree it students whose families make $0-$30k list, TCU has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. It costs about $21,286 for Texas Bachelor’s Degree IT students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Texas Christian University.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Information Technology at TCU

#10 in overall quality

American InterContinental University - Houston ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value IT Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k list. AIU Houston is located in Houston, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s IT degrees to qualified students.

AIU Houston did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. The yearly cost to attend AIU Houston is $14,676 for Texas Bachelor’s Degree IT students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Information Technology at AIU Houston

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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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