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2023 Best Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

12 Colleges
$65,430 Avg Salary
$21,479 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate School for You

With 60,971 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, computer and information sciences is the #5 most popular major in the United States.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in the Southwest Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found University of Phoenix - Arizona to be the best school for computer and information sciences students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southwest Region . UOPX - Arizona is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Tempe.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Dallas. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. UT Dallas is a very large public school located in the city of Richardson.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Sam Houston State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the distant town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public school with a very large student population.

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#4

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

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Out of the 12 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Stillwater, OSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #6, University of North Texas did quite well on this year’s best schools for computer and information sciences students working on their graduate certificate. UNT is a fairly large public school located in the city of Denton.

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With a ranking of #7, Texas Woman’s University did quite well on this year’s best schools for computer and information sciences students working on their graduate certificate. TWU is a large public school located in the midsize city of Denton.

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#8

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate computer and information sciences programs. University of Arizona is a very large public school located in the large city of Tucson.

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The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate computer and information sciences programs. Located in the city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public college with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #10, The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well on this year’s best schools for computer and information sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public college with a very large student population.

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Best Computer & Information Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best computer and information sciences colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 1,583
Texas 3,780
Oklahoma 166
New Mexico 100

Computer & Information Sciences Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 20,748
Computer Science 15,813
Information Technology 10,754
Information Science 6,934
Computer Software & Applications 4,047
Computer Systems Analysis 817
Computer Systems Networking 720
Computer Programming 490
Other Computer & Information Sciences 443
Data Processing 205

Related Major Annual Graduates
Engineering 61,791
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 28,851
Mathematics & Statistics 15,127
Physical Sciences 12,705
Engineering Technologies 7,672

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 12 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 Almonroth.

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