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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Computer Software & Applications (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

6 Ranked Colleges
114 Degrees Awarded
$14,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Computer Software Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Computer Software Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 13,180 people earned their degree in computer software and applications, making the major the 90th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, computer software and applications graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $34,738 and had an average of $32,112 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 1,063 computer software and applications graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,559 and $33,259 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 114 computer software and applications graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Computer Software Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in computer software and applications. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality computer software and applications programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the computer software and applications program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Computer Software Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Computer Software Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 6 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Computer Software & Applications (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

#1

El Centro College

Dallas, Texas
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend El Centro College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Computer Software Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. El Centro College is a large school located in Dallas, Texas that handed out 21 associates’s computer software degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree computer software students whose families make $75-$110k list, El Centro College has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Computer Software & Applications Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend El Centro College is $9,474 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Computer Software students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Computer Software Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Collin County Community College District landed the #2 spot on the list. McKinney, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s computer software degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree computer software students whose families make $75-$110k list, Collin County Community College District has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Computer Software & Applications Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Collin County Community College District is $9,967 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Computer Software students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Estrella Mountain Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Computer Software Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Avondale, Arizona, this medium-sized public school handed out 17 degrees to qualified associates’s computer software students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree computer software students whose families make $75-$110k list, Estrella Mountain Community College has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Computer Software & Applications Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $12,839 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Computer Software students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Estrella Mountain Community College.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Computer Software Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State Technical College landed the #4 spot on the list. TSTC is a fairly large public school situated in Waco, Texas. It awarded 11 associates’s computer software degrees in 2019-2020.

TSTC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Computer Software & Applications Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $15,654 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Computer Software students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Texas State Technical College.

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#5

Mesa Community College

Mesa, Arizona
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Computer Software Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Mesa Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Mesa, Arizona, this fairly large public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified associates’s computer software students in 2019-2020.

Mesa Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Computer Software & Applications Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $13,789 for southwest region associate degree computer software students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Mesa Community College.

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The Art Institute of San Antonio did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Computer Software Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #6. The Art Institute of San Antonio is a private for-profit institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Ai San Antonio not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Computer Software & Applications Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Ai San Antonio is $27,286 for southwest region associate degree computer software students whose families make $75-$110k.

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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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