by our College Data Analytics Team
This year's Best Computer & Information Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest Region ranking analyzed 35 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in computer & information sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent computer & information sciences programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the computer & information sciences program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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The following schools top our list of the Best Computer & Information Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
University of Phoenix - Arizona tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Southwest Region that are best for non-traditional computer & information sciences students. UOPX - Arizona is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Phoenix.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.6%. 85,576 students at UOPX - Arizona are exclusively online.
Our rankings recognize Southern Methodist University as the #2 school in this year's rankings. SMU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Dallas. As a testament to the quality of education offered at SMU, the school also landed the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Computer & Information Sciences in the Southwest Region ranking.
About 1.1% of SMU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 912 students at SMU are exclusively online. About 3,019 of the students at SMU are attending part time.
Read full report on Computer & Information Sciences at Southern Methodist University
The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best computer & information sciences schools for non-traditional students. UT Arlington is a fairly large public school located in the city of Arlington.
The student loan default rate at UT Arlington is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. 17,309 students at UT Arlington are exclusively online. About 22,217 of the students at UT Arlington are attending part time.
Arizona State University - Tempe comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe. ASU - Tempe did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Colleges for Computer & Information Sciences in the Southwest Region list.
About 1.5% of ASU - Tempe students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 37,856 students take at least one class online at ASU - Tempe. 8,480 of ASU - Tempe students are attending part time.
Full Computer & Information Sciences at Arizona State University - Tempe Report
Northern Arizona University earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public school with a very large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. Approximately 9,603 students take at least one class online at NAU. There are roughly 6,368 part time students in attendance at NAU.
Full Computer & Information Sciences at Northern Arizona University Report
The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Texas Tech University. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lubbock. Texas Tech not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #9 on our Best Colleges for Computer & Information Sciences in the Southwest Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.4%. Approximately 22,394 students take at least one class online at Texas Tech. There are roughly 7,077 part time students in attendance at Texas Tech.
Full Computer & Information Sciences at Texas Tech University Report
Our rankings recognize The University of Texas at Dallas as the #7 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public college with a very large student population. UT Dallas also made our Best Colleges for Computer & Information Sciences in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #5.
The student loan default rate at UT Dallas is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. There are approximately 10,632 students at UT Dallas that take at least one class online. 5,977 students are part time.
The University of Texas at Austin comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the city of Austin. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UT Austin has also earned the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Computer & Information Sciences in the Southwest Region ranking.
About 0.8% of UT Austin students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 23,198 students take at least one class online at UT Austin. 3,479 students are part time.
Full Computer & Information Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin Report
University of Houston comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public college with a very large student population. UH also took the #8 spot in our Best Colleges for Computer & Information Sciences in the Southwest Region rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. Approximately 26,121 students take at least one class online at UH. About 13,663 of the students at UH are attending part time.
University of Arizona earned the #10 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 1.6% of University of Arizona students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 18,254 students take at least one class online at University of Arizona. There are roughly 12,642 part time students in attendance at University of Arizona.
Explore the best for non-traditional students computer & information sciences colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 6,544 |
| Arizona | 2,657 |
| Oklahoma | 734 |
| New Mexico | 203 |
| Major | Annual Graduates |
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Footnotes
*Avg Cost is for the top 25 schools only.
References
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