2021 Best Information Technology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest Region
4Colleges
838Bachelor's Degrees
$26,213Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Information Technology Schools for Non-Traditional Students
This year's Best Information Technology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest Region ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in it. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality information technology programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the information technology program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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2021 Best Information Technology Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Information Technology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
Best Information Technology Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Texas A&M University - College Station tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Southwest Region that are best for non-traditional information technology students. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M College Station, the school also landed the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Information Technology in the Southwest Region ranking.
About 0.6% of Texas A&M College Station students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 24,343 students take at least one class online at Texas A&M College Station. There are roughly 9,943 part time students in attendance at Texas A&M College Station.
The University of Texas at San Antonio earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public college with a very large student population. UTSA also made our Best Colleges for Information Technology in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #3.
The student loan default rate at UTSA is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. Approximately 20,824 students take at least one class online at UTSA. 10,436 students are part time.
University of Phoenix - Arizona comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Located in the large city of Phoenix, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit school with a very large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UOPX - Arizona, the school also landed the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Information Technology in the Southwest Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at UOPX - Arizona is lower than is typical, just 2.6% of students default in three years. 85,576 of UOPX - Arizona students are exclusively distance learners.
The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology. Located in the distant town of Okmulgee, OSU Institute of Technology is a public college with a small student population.
About 0.9% of OSU Institute of Technology students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 1,055 students at OSU Institute of Technology that take at least one class online. About 930 of the students at OSU Institute of Technology are attending part time.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Cost is for the top 4 schools only.
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 the rest 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).
