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2022 Best Value Info Systems Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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287 Degrees Awarded
Best Value Info Systems Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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 Info Systems Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 2,269 people earned their degree in information systems, making the major the 297th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 450 information systems graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 287 information systems graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Info Systems Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in information systems. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality information systems 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 information systems program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Info Systems Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree info systems students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Information Systems (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

#1

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Info Systems Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Houston, Texas, this large public school handed out 164 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s info systems students in 2019-2020.

UH also took the #2 spot in our “Best Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Houston is $12,505 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Info Systems students whose families make $48-$75k.

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

Full University of Houston Information Systems Report

#2

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Arizona University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Info Systems Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Flagstaff, Arizona, this large public school handed out 14 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s info systems students in 2019-2020.

NAU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for NAU is $12,675 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Info Systems students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full NAU Information Systems Report

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Info Systems Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Phoenix - Arizona landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Phoenix - Arizona is a large private for-profit school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 6 bachelors’s info systems degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree info systems students whose families make $48-$75k list, UOPX - Arizona has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $14,939 for southwest region bachelor’s degree info systems students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend UOPX - Arizona.

Full University of Phoenix - Arizona Information Systems Report

#4

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, Texas
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Christian University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Info Systems Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. TCU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fort Worth, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 81 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at TCU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $29,929 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Info Systems students whose families make $48-$75k 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 low student loan default rate of 3.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Information Systems at TCU

#5

DeVry University - Arizona

Phoenix, Arizona
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Info Systems Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, DeVry University - Arizona landed the #5 spot on the list. DeVry University - Arizona is a small school located in Phoenix, Arizona that handed out 13 bachelors’s info systems degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at DeVry University - Arizona, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend DeVry University - Arizona is $29,288 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Info Systems students whose families make $48-$75k.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read full report on Information Systems at DeVry University - Arizona

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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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