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2023 Most Popular Information Technology Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

21 Colleges
$77,189 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Information Technology Master's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, information technology was ranked #28 in the country. In fact 10,754 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Most Popular Information Technology Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 21 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Information Technology program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for IT majors pursuing a master's degree.

#1

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

Our 2023 rankings named Grand Canyon University the most popular school in the Southwest Region for information technology students working on their master’s degree. Grand Canyon University is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Phoenix.

About 19% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 81% are male.

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#2

University of Dallas

Irving, TX

Out of the 21 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Dallas landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Irving, UD is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 66 students majoring in IT at UD, 62% are male and 38% are female.

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Out of the 21 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ottawa University - Phoenix landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Ottawa University - Phoenix is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 41% of the IT majors at the school.

Read full report on Information Technology at Ottawa University - Phoenix

#4

University of Houston

Houston, TX

Out of the 21 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the # 4 spot on the list. UH is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Houston.

Of the 39 students majoring in IT at UH, 69% are male and 31% are female.

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Out of the 21 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 39% of the IT majors at the school.

Full Information Technology at Arizona State University - Tempe Report

With a ranking of #6, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for information technology students working on their master’s degree. University of Oklahoma is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Norman.

About 40% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 60% are male.

Full Information Technology at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Report

University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for information technology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 35% of the IT majors at the school.

Read full report on Information Technology at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Arizona State University - Skysong did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for information technology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 17% of the IT majors at the school.

Full Information Technology at Arizona State University - Skysong Report

With a ranking of #9, West Texas A&M University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for information technology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Canyon, West Texas A&M University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 50% of the IT majors at the school.

Full Information Technology at West Texas A&M University Report

#10

Hallmark University

San Antonio, TX

Hallmark University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Hallmark is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Antonio.

About 12% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 88% are male.

Read full report on Information Technology at Hallmark University

Best Information Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best information technology colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 204
Arizona 433
Oklahoma 48
New Mexico 26

One of 9 majors within the area of study, information technology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 20,748
Computer Science 15,813
Information Science 6,934
Computer Software & Applications 4,047
Computer Systems Analysis 817

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 21 schools only.

  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Craig Dennis.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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