2022 Best Value Information Technology Management Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Information Technology Management Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Information Technology Management is the 219th most popular major in the country with 5,124 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 145 information technology management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Information Technology Management Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in information technology management. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality information technology management 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 technology management program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Information Technology Management Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Information Technology Management Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Colleges for Information Technology Management (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1

University of Dallas

Irving, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$15,759 Average Net Price

$50,843 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Information Technology Management Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Dallas landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Dallas is located in Irving, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 ’s information technology management degrees to qualified students.

UD also made our “Best Information Technology Management Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for UD is $15,759 for Southwest Region Information Technology Management students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Information Technology Management at UD

#2

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

Norman, Oklahoma

#3 in overall quality

$16,675 Average Net Price

$49,244 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Information Technology Management Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Norman, Oklahoma, and it awarded 44 ’s information technology management degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Oklahoma, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Information Technology Management Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $16,675 for Southwest Region Information Technology Management students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of Oklahoma.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Information Technology Management at University of Oklahoma

#3

Southern Methodist University

Dallas, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$26,718 Average Net Price

$54,535 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Methodist University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Information Technology Management Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Dallas, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 14 diplomas to qualified ’s information technology management students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SMU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Information Technology Management Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Southern Methodist University is $26,718 for southwest region information technology management students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Information Technology Management at SMU

• Best Value Colleges for Information Technology Management (Income $0-$30k)

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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