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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Computer & IS Security (Income Over $110k) in the Southwest Region

6 Ranked Colleges
401 Degrees Awarded
$18,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

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 Vallue Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 20,700 people earned their degree in computer and IS security, making the major the 60th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 2,157 computer and IS security graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 401 computer and IS security graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Vallue Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in computer and IS security. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent computer and IS security programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the computer and IS security program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Vallue Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Computer & IS Security (Income Over $110k) in the Southwest Region

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Vallue Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #1 spot on the list. The University of Texas at San Antonio is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 268 bachelors’s computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance degrees to qualified students.

UTSA also made our “Best Computer & IS Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $13,853 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend UTSA.

Read more about Computer & IS Security at The University of Texas at San Antonio

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Vallue Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. OSU Institute of Technology is a small school located in Okmulgee, Oklahoma that handed out 46 bachelors’s computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance degrees in 2019-2020.

OSU Institute of Technology also made our “Best Computer & IS Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology is $6,500 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance students whose families make more than $110k.

Full OSU Institute of Technology Computer & IS Security Report

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Phoenix - Arizona. The school came in at #3 for the Best Vallue Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. University of Phoenix - Arizona is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 25 bachelors’s computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UOPX - Arizona, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Computer & IS Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Phoenix - Arizona is $12,944 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance students whose families make more than $110k.

Full University of Phoenix - Arizona Computer & IS Security Report

#4

Our Lady of the Lake University

San Antonio, Texas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Our Lady of the Lake University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Vallue Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Our Lady of the Lake University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 10 bachelors’s computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance degrees in 2019-2020.

OLLU also took the #4 spot in our “Best Computer & IS Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for OLLU is $17,537 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance students whose families make more than $110k.

Full Our Lady of the Lake University Computer & IS Security Report

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Vallue Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Advancing Technology landed the #5 spot on the list. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Advancing Technology, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Computer & IS Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Advancing Technology is $21,440 for southwest region bachelor’s degree computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance students whose families make more than $110k.

Full University of Advancing Technology Computer & IS Security Report

#6

Hallmark University

San Antonio, Texas
#7 in overall quality

Hallmark University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Vallue Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. This small school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 46 bachelors’s computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance degrees in 2019-2020.

Hallmark not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Computer & IS Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Hallmark is $11,213 for southwest region bachelor’s degree computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance students whose families make more than $110k.

The low student loan default rate of 1.6% 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%.

Full Hallmark Computer & IS Security Report

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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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