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2022 Best Vallue IT Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

10 Ranked Colleges
499 Degrees Awarded
$14,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue IT Schools for an Associate 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. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Vallue IT Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 38,958 people earned their degree in information technology, making the major the 46th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, information technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $39,044 and had an average of $25,781 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 3,678 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,176 and $22,188 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 499 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Vallue IT Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in information technology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great information technology programs and cost less that 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 information technology program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Vallue IT Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree it students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 10 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Information Technology (Income Over $110k) in the Southwest Region

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Collin County Community College District. The school came in at #1 for the Best Vallue IT Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. McKinney, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s IT degrees to 34 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree it students whose families make more than $110k list, Collin County Community College District has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Collin County Community College District is $6,293 for Southwest Region Associate Degree IT students whose families make more than $110k.

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#2

San Antonio College

San Antonio, Texas

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Vallue IT Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, San Antonio College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 77 degrees to qualified associates’s IT students in 2019-2020.

San Antonio College also took the #3 spot in our “Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for San Antonio College is $5,882 for Southwest Region Associate Degree IT students whose families make more than $110k.

Full San Antonio College Information Technology Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tarrant County College District. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Vallue IT Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Tarrant County College is a large school located in Fort Worth, Texas that handed out 40 associates’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.

Tarrant County College also made our “Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend Tarrant County College District is $5,434 for southwest region associate degree it students whose families make more than $110k.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Vallue IT Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Texas State Technical College is a public institution located in Waco, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 111 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

TSTC also made our “Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend Texas State Technical College is $10,114 for Southwest Region Associate Degree IT students whose families make more than $110k.

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#5

El Centro College

Dallas, Texas
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend El Centro College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Vallue IT Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Dallas, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s IT degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at El Centro College, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $4,373 for southwest region associate degree it students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend El Centro College.

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#6

El Paso Community College

El Paso, Texas

El Paso Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue IT Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #6. El Paso Community College is a large school located in El Paso, Texas that handed out 19 associates’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree it students whose families make more than $110k list, El Paso Community College has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for El Paso Community College is $4,594 for Southwest Region Associate Degree IT students whose families make more than $110k.

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#7

St Philip's College

San Antonio, Texas

With a ranking of #7, St Philip’s College did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue IT Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s IT degrees to 21 students in 2019-2020.

St Philip’s College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #13 on our “Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $6,250 for southwest region associate degree it students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend St Philip’s College.

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#8

Tyler Junior College

Tyler, Texas
#12 in overall quality

Tyler Junior College landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue IT Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. This fairly large school is located in Tyler, Texas, and it awarded 8 associates’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.

Tyler Junior College also made our “Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #12. It costs about $9,277 for southwest region associate degree it students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Tyler Junior College.

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University of Phoenix - Arizona ranked #9 on this year’s Best Vallue IT Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large private for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified associates’s IT students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UOPX - Arizona, the school also landed the #15 spot in our “Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Phoenix - Arizona is $12,944 for Southwest Region Associate Degree IT students whose families make more than $110k.

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#14 in overall quality

University of Advancing Technology landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue IT Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this small private for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified associates’s IT students in 2019-2020.

University of Advancing Technology also took the #14 spot in our “Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $21,440 for Southwest Region Associate Degree IT students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend University of Advancing Technology.

Full University of Advancing Technology Information Technology 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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