Dallas, TX (population: 1,304,930) has ten technology and internet schools within its city limits. Southern Methodist University, the highest ranked school in the city with a technology and internet program, has a total student population of 10,891. It is the 976th highest ranked school in the USA and the 43rd highest in the state of Texas (#1 is Rice University).
Technology and Internet students from Dallas schools who go on to become webmasters, web designers, web developers, SEOs, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. Also, Computer software engineers, systems software make on average $96,620 per year and there are about 385,200 of them employed in the US today.
Dallas lies in Dallas county, which is one of the 154 counties in Texas. Overall, the Dallas-Plano-Irving Metropolitan area has 2,047,600 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 0.6% unemployment rate, $22.17/hr average worker wage, and a $46,110 average annual salary.
Of the 10 technology and internet schools in Dallas, only 2 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, ATI Career Training Center comes out as the most expensive ($38,808/yr) for technology and internet students, with El Centro College as the lowest, reported at only $5,469/yr.
| Name | State | Population | # of Schools | Avg School Rank | Total Programs | Distance from Dallas |
| Mesquite | TX | 134,509 | 2 | 15.1606 | 53 | 10.0 miles |
| Garland | TX | 220,597 | 5 | 20.3828 | 26 | 11.6 miles |
| Irving | TX | 206,798 | 5 | 26.9216 | 138 | 12.6 miles |
| Rowlett | TX | 57,581 | 0 | - | 0 | 15.2 miles |
| Carrollton | TX | 130,013 | 4 | 29.2073 | 85 | 15.8 miles |
| Grand Prairie | TX | 167,767 | 3 | 23.6315 | 22 | 16.1 miles |
| University | MS | - | 1 | 33.9448 | 106 | 17.4 miles |
| Plano | TX | 282,016 | 1 | 11.5039 | 67 | 18.0 miles |
| Grapevine | TX | 51,993 | 0 | - | 0 | 19.9 miles |
| Lewisville | TX | 108,843 | 0 | - | 0 | 21.2 miles |
| Arlington | TX | 385,024 | 17 | 27.7925 | 325 | 22.1 miles |
| Allen | TX | 90,456 | 0 | - | 0 | 22.9 miles |
| Frisco | TX | 114,533 | 0 | - | 0 | 24.3 miles |
| Flower Mound | TX | 72,721 | 0 | - | 0 | 24.9 miles |
| Mansfield | TX | 51,237 | 5 | 21.6558 | 95 | 25.4 miles |
| North Richland Hills | TX | 67,133 | 1 | 26.4697 | 12 | 26.6 miles |
| Keller | TX | 41,437 | 0 | - | 0 | 28.4 miles |
| Forth Worth | TX | - | 3 | 11.7915 | 4 | 32.4 miles |
| Fort Worth | TX | 751,149 | 10 | 30.6263 | 324 | 33.3 miles |
| Denton | TX | 127,364 | 2 | 47.1819 | 284 | 35.8 miles |
| Corsicana | TX | - | 1 | 14.4403 | 62 | 51.2 miles |
| Durant | OK | - | 3 | 29.6864 | 92 | 86.4 miles |
| Tyler | TX | 101,017 | 4 | 24.7884 | 222 | 91.4 miles |
| Paris | TX | - | 2 | 22.8036 | 81 | 92.6 miles |
| Ardmore | OK | - | 1 | 18.2326 | 23 | 98.1 miles |