2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Educational/Instructional Technology (Income $30-$48k) 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. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Educational/Instructional Technology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 7,710 people earned their degree in educational/instructional technology, making the major the 129th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 873 educational/instructional technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 79 educational/instructional technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Educational/Instructional Technology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in educational/instructional technology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great educational/instructional technology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the educational/instructional technology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Educational/Instructional Technology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

One of our other unique offerings is College Combat. This tool lets you build your own customized comparisons utilizing the factors that are most important to you. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.

Best Value Educational/Instructional Technology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree educational/instructional technology students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Educational/Instructional Technology (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Lone Star College System

The Woodlands, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$7,538 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lone Star College System. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Educational/Instructional Technology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Lone Star College System is a large school located in The Woodlands, Texas that handed out 78 associates’s educational/instructional technology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at North Harris Montgomery, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Educational/Instructional Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend North Harris Montgomery is $7,538 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Educational/Instructional Technology students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Educational/Instructional Technology at North Harris Montgomery

#2

Cameron University

Lawton, Oklahoma

#2 in overall quality

$6,296 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cameron University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Educational/Instructional Technology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Lawton, Oklahoma, this small public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified associates’s educational/instructional technology students in 2019-2020.

Cameron University also made our “Best Educational/Instructional Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $6,296 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Educational/Instructional Technology students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Cameron University.

Full Cameron University Educational/Instructional Technology Report

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Educational/Instructional Technology (Income $30-$48k)

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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Antanana.

Featured Instructional Technology Schools

Request Info

Southern New Hampshire University You have goals. Southern New Hampshire University can help you get there. Whether you need a bachelor's degree to get into a career or want a master's degree to move up in your current career, SNHU has an online program for you. Find your degree from over 200 online programs ... Learn More >