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2022 Best Value Colleges for Information Technology in Arizona (With Aid)

8 Ranked Colleges
1,551 Degrees Awarded
$13,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value IT Schools in Arizona For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value IT Schools in Arizona For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

Information Technology is the 46th most popular major in the country with 38,958 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 Arizona, there were 1,551 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,167 and $23,862 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value IT Schools in Arizona For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in information technology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality information technology programs that also have a lower cost than 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value IT Schools in Arizona For Those Getting Aid” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value IT Schools in Arizona For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value IT Schools in Arizona For Those Getting Aid.

Top 9 Best Value Colleges for Information Technology in Arizona (With Aid)

#1

Rio Salado College

Tempe, Arizona

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rio Salado College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value IT Schools in Arizona For Those Getting Aid list. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s IT degrees to 88 students in 2019-2020.

Rio Salado College also made our “Best Information Technology Schools in Arizona” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend Rio Salado College is $9,320 for Arizona IT students with aid.

Full Rio Salado College Information Technology Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Estrella Mountain Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value IT Schools in Arizona For Those Getting Aid list. Avondale, Arizona is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s IT degrees to 34 students in 2019-2020.

Estrella Mountain Community College also took the #4 spot in our “Best Information Technology Schools in Arizona” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Estrella Mountain Community College is $9,200 for arizona it students with aid.

Full Estrella Mountain Community College Information Technology Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value IT Schools in Arizona For Those Getting Aid list. ASU - Tempe is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 81 ’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe also made our “Best Information Technology Schools in Arizona” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $11,706 for arizona it students with aid per year to attend ASU - Tempe.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Information Technology at Arizona State University - Tempe

#4

Mesa Community College

Mesa, Arizona

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mesa Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value IT Schools in Arizona For Those Getting Aid list. Mesa Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Mesa, Arizona. It awarded 25 ’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our arizona it students with aid list, Mesa Community College has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Information Technology Schools in Arizona” ranking. It costs about $9,669 for arizona it students with aid per year to attend Mesa Community College.

Full Mesa Community College Information Technology Report

#5

Glendale Community College

Glendale, Arizona

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Glendale Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value IT Schools in Arizona For Those Getting Aid. Glendale Community College is located in Glendale, Arizona and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 24 ’s IT degrees to qualified students.

Glendale Community College also made our “Best Information Technology Schools in Arizona” list, coming in at #8. The yearly cost to attend Glendale Community College is $8,597 for Arizona IT students with aid.

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Arizona State University - Skysong did quite well in the 2022 Best Value IT Schools in Arizona For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. Arizona State University - Skysong is a large school located in Scottsdale, Arizona that handed out 111 ’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Skysong not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Information Technology Schools in Arizona” list. The yearly cost to attend ASU - Skysong is $13,971 for Arizona IT students with aid.

Full ASU - Skysong Information Technology Report

University of Phoenix - Arizona ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value IT Schools in Arizona For Those Getting Aid list. UOPX - Arizona is a large private for-profit school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 882 ’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.

UOPX - Arizona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Information Technology Schools in Arizona” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Phoenix - Arizona is $12,944 for arizona it students with aid.

Full UOPX - Arizona Information Technology Report

With a ranking of #7, University of Advancing Technology did quite well on the 2022 Best Value IT Schools in Arizona For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this small private for-profit school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified ’s IT students in 2019-2020.

University of Advancing Technology also took the #9 spot in our “Best Information Technology Schools in Arizona” ranking. It costs about $21,440 for arizona it students with aid per year to attend University of Advancing Technology.

Full University of Advancing Technology Information Technology Report

#8

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, Arizona

Grand Canyon University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value IT Schools in Arizona For Those Getting Aid ranking. Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit institution located in Phoenix, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 111 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Grand Canyon University also made our “Best Information Technology Schools in Arizona” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend Grand Canyon University is $21,020 for arizona it students with aid.

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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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