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2022 Best Value CIS Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

45 Ranked Colleges
4,984 Degrees Awarded
$16,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value CIS Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value CIS Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

With 81,384 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, computer information systems is the 10th most popular major in the United States. In 2017-2018, computer information systems graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $51,664 and had an average of $26,071 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 10,504 computer information systems graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,111 and $24,345 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 4,984 computer information systems graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value CIS Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 45 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in computer information systems. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality computer information systems 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 computer information systems program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value CIS Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value CIS Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Computer Information Systems (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Rice University

Houston, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rice University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value CIS Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Rice University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 125 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Rice also took the #1 spot in our “Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Rice is $24,321 for southwest region bachelor’s degree cis students whose families make $75-$110k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read more about Computer Information Systems at Rice

#2

South Texas College

McAllen, Texas

Out of the 45 schools in the Best Value CIS Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, South Texas College landed the #2 spot on the list. McAllen, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s CIS degrees to 78 students in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for South Texas College is $4,790 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree CIS students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full South Texas College Computer Information Systems Report

Out of the 45 schools in the Best Value CIS Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #3 spot on the list. The University of Texas at Austin is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 445 bachelors’s CIS degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree cis students whose families make $75-$110k list, UT Austin has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UT Austin is $20,454 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree CIS students whose families make $75-$110k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Computer Information Systems at UT Austin

Out of the 45 schools in the Best Value CIS Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at El Paso landed the #4 spot on the list. The University of Texas at El Paso is located in El Paso, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 120 bachelors’s CIS degrees to qualified students.

UTEP also took the #18 spot in our “Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $15,123 for southwest region bachelor’s degree cis students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend UTEP.

Full The University of Texas at El Paso Computer Information Systems Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at San Antonio. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value CIS Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. UTSA is a large school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 182 bachelors’s CIS degrees in 2019-2020.

UTSA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UTSA is $18,275 for southwest region bachelor’s degree cis students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Computer Information Systems at The University of Texas at San Antonio

The University of Texas at Dallas came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value CIS Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. UT Dallas is located in Richardson, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 714 bachelors’s CIS degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Dallas, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $20,552 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree CIS students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend The University of Texas at Dallas.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Computer Information Systems at UT Dallas

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value CIS Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. This large school is located in Edinburg, Texas, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s CIS degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is $11,400 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree CIS students whose families make $75-$110k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Computer Information Systems at UT Rio Grande Valley

University of Phoenix - Arizona ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value CIS Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large private for-profit school handed out 766 degrees to qualified bachelors’s CIS students in 2019-2020.

UOPX - Arizona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $17,013 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree CIS students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend University of Phoenix - Arizona.

Full UOPX - Arizona Computer Information Systems Report

#9

University of Houston

Houston, Texas

University of Houston landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value CIS Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Houston, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s CIS degrees to 292 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UH, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Houston is $18,844 for southwest region bachelor’s degree cis students whose families make $75-$110k.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Computer Information Systems at University of Houston

With a ranking of #10, New Mexico State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value CIS Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. New Mexico State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 92 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree cis students whose families make $75-$110k list, NMSU Main Campus has also earned the #24 rank in our “Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for NMSU Main Campus is $12,909 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree CIS students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Computer Information Systems at NMSU Main Campus

The University of Texas of the Permian Basin came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value CIS Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. The University of Texas of the Permian Basin is a medium-sized public school situated in Odessa, Texas. It awarded 19 bachelors’s CIS degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend UT Permian Basin is $10,923 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree CIS students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about Computer Information Systems at UT Permian Basin

#12

University of North Texas

Denton, Texas

University of North Texas came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value CIS Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. UNT is a large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 190 bachelors’s CIS degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree cis students whose families make $75-$110k list, UNT has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of North Texas is $21,613 for southwest region bachelor’s degree cis students whose families make $75-$110k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Read more about Computer Information Systems at UNT

#13

Trinity University

San Antonio, Texas

Trinity University landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value CIS Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Trinity U is a small school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 34 bachelors’s CIS degrees in 2019-2020.

Trinity U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $24,520 for southwest region bachelor’s degree cis students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Trinity University.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Full Trinity University Computer Information Systems Report

With a ranking of #14, Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well on the 2022 Best Value CIS Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. ASU - Tempe is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 170 bachelors’s CIS degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ASU - Tempe, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Arizona State University - Tempe is $17,373 for southwest region bachelor’s degree cis students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full ASU - Tempe Computer Information Systems Report

#15

East Central University

Ada, Oklahoma

East Central University landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value CIS Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. East Central University is a public institution located in Ada, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 34 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree cis students whose families make $75-$110k list, ECU has also earned the #19 rank in our “Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for East Central University is $15,029 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree CIS students whose families make $75-$110k.

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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value CIS Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a large school located in Stillwater, Oklahoma that handed out 130 bachelors’s CIS degrees in 2019-2020.

OSU also made our “Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #12. It costs about $18,978 for southwest region bachelor’s degree cis students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Read full report on Computer Information Systems at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus

Southeastern Oklahoma State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value CIS Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #17. This medium-sized school is located in Durant, Oklahoma, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s CIS degrees in 2019-2020.

It costs about $12,771 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree CIS students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Southeastern Oklahoma State University.

Full Southeastern Oklahoma State University Computer Information Systems Report

#18

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas

Texas Tech University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Value CIS Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Located in Lubbock, Texas, this large public school handed out 119 degrees to qualified bachelors’s CIS students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas Tech, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas Tech University is $21,305 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree CIS students whose families make $75-$110k.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Computer Information Systems at Texas Tech

#19

MSU Texas

Wichita Falls, Texas

With a ranking of #19, MSU Texas did quite well on the 2022 Best Value CIS Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. MSU Texas is a public institution located in Wichita Falls, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

It costs about $15,146 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree CIS students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend MSU Texas.

Read more about Computer Information Systems at MSU Texas

Southwestern Oklahoma State University ranked #20 on this year’s Best Value CIS Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Southwestern Oklahoma State University is located in Weatherford, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 29 bachelors’s CIS degrees to qualified students.

The estimated yearly cost for SWOSU is $16,434 for southwest region bachelor’s degree cis students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#21

Texas Woman's University

Denton, Texas

Texas Woman’s University landed the #21 spot on the 2022 Best Value CIS Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Denton, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s CIS degrees to 25 students in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend TWU is $14,134 for southwest region bachelor’s degree cis students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#22

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

University of Arizona did quite well in the 2022 Best Value CIS Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #22. University of Arizona is a large public school situated in Tucson, Arizona. It awarded 97 bachelors’s CIS degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona also took the #16 spot in our “Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $20,200 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree CIS students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend University of Arizona.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Computer Information Systems at University of Arizona

University of Houston - Downtown did quite well in the 2022 Best Value CIS Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #23. This fairly large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 106 bachelors’s CIS degrees in 2019-2020.

UH Downtown not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #20 on our “Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UH Downtown is $13,592 for southwest region bachelor’s degree cis students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about Computer Information Systems at UH Downtown

#24

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

University of New Mexico - Main Campus ranked #24 on this year’s Best Value CIS Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a large school located in Albuquerque, New Mexico that handed out 49 bachelors’s CIS degrees in 2019-2020.

UNM also took the #21 spot in our “Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UNM is $18,920 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree CIS students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full UNM Computer Information Systems Report

The University of Texas at Tyler did quite well in the 2022 Best Value CIS Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #25. UT Tyler is a public institution located in Tyler, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 46 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

It costs about $16,995 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree CIS students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend UT Tyler.

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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%.

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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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