by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southwest Region” ranking.
Information Technology is the 42nd most popular major in the country with 42,900 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , information technology graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $50,643 and had an average of $27,140 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 4,596 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,947 and $23,690 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 838 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,130 and $22,381 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 24 colleges that offered a degree in information technology. That schools that top this list have a program in information technology in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree it students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hallmark University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southwest Region list. Hallmark is a private not-for-profit institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 68 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at San Antonio. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southwest Region. UTSA is a large school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 356 bachelors’s it degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Information Technology at The University of Texas at San Antonio
Out of the 24 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Advancing Technology landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s it degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Information Technology at University of Advancing Technology
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Schreiner University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southwest Region list. Schreiner University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Kerrville, Texas. It awarded 12 bachelors’s it degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Information Technology at Schreiner University
Out of the 24 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #5 spot on the list. Scottsdale, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s it degrees to 193 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Our Lady of the Lake University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southwest Region list. OLLU is a small school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 8 bachelors’s it degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Phoenix - Texas landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Phoenix - Texas is a private for-profit institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in College Station, Texas, and it awarded 80 bachelors’s it degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% 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 Texas A&M University - College Station Information Technology Report
Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #9. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large public school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 56 bachelors’s it degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
LeTourneau University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Longview, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s it students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Information Technology at LeTourneau University
Oral Roberts University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Oral Roberts University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It awarded 2 bachelors’s it degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Phoenix - Arizona came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Phoenix - Arizona is a large private for-profit school situated in Phoenix, Arizona. It awarded 7 bachelors’s it degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%.
Read full report on Information Technology at UOPX - Arizona
With a ranking of #13, Sam Houston State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southwest Region list. SHSU is located in Huntsville, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 12 bachelors’s it degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Dallas Baptist University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #14. Dallas, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s it degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
With a ranking of #14, Southern Nazarene University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Bethany, Oklahoma, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 3 degrees to qualified bachelors’s it students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%.
Wayland Baptist University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Plainview, Texas, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s it degrees in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Information Technology at Wayland Baptist University
Ottawa University - Phoenix did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #14. Ottawa University - Phoenix is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Phoenix, Arizona. It awarded 88 bachelors’s it degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read more about Information Technology at Ottawa University - Phoenix
University of North Texas did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #14. Located in Denton, Texas, this large public school awarded 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s it students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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 University of North Texas Information Technology Report
University of Tulsa ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Tulsa is a private not-for-profit institution located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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 Technology at University of Tulsa
Collin County Community College District did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #14. This large school is located in McKinney, Texas, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s it degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad 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 Technology at Collin County Community College District
Grand Canyon University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Phoenix, Arizona, this large private for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s it students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Information Technology at Grand Canyon University
Texas A&M University - Commerce landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas A&M University - Commerce is a fairly large public school situated in Commerce, Texas. It awarded 0 bachelors’s it degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in Edinburg, Texas, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s it degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.1% 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 full report on Information Technology at UT Rio Grande Valley
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