2022 Best Value Colleges for Other Computer & Information Sciences (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Other Computer Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 1,326 people earned their degree in other computer and information sciences, making the major the 256th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, other computer and information sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $42,177 and had an average of $20,758 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 164 other computer and information sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $25,000 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Other Computer Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in other computer and information sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality other computer and information sciences 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 other computer and information sciences 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 Other Computer Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Other Computer Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Colleges for Other Computer & Information Sciences (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Tulsa Community College

Tulsa, Oklahoma

#2 in overall quality

$7,730 Average Net Price

$35,308 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tulsa Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Other Computer Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Tulsa Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It awarded 136 ’s other computer science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Tulsa Community College, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Other Computer & Information Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $7,730 for Southwest Region Other Computer Science students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Tulsa Community College.

Read more about Other Computer & Information Sciences at Tulsa Community College

#2

Arizona State University - Tempe

Tempe, Arizona

#1 in overall quality

$14,033 Average Net Price

$46,397 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Other Computer Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large public school handed out 20 degrees to qualified ’s other computer science students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ASU - Tempe, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Other Computer & Information Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $14,033 for Southwest Region Other Computer Science students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend ASU - Tempe.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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• Best Value Colleges for Other Computer & Information Sciences (Income $48-$75k)

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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