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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Sciences Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2021-2022, 52,381 people earned their degree in general computer & information sciences, making the major the 15th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southwest region, there were 7,839 general computer & information sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 4,013 general computer & information sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,130 and $22,381 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Sciences Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 68 colleges that offered a degree in general computer & information sciences. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their general computer & information sciences program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree computer and information sciences students.
Out of the 68 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Sciences Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A & M University - Central Texas landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Killeen, Texas, and it awarded 48 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Texas A & M University - Central Texas General Computer & Information Sciences Report
Out of the 68 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Sciences Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, East Central University landed the #2 spot on the list. Ada, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees to 72 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Computer & Information Sciences at ECU
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Dallas. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. Richardson, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees to 688 students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rice University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 121 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Rice General Computer & Information Sciences Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwestern Oklahoma State University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Sciences Major in the Southwest Region. NWOSU is a public institution located in Alva, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full NWOSU General Computer & Information Sciences Report
With a ranking of #6, Trinity University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. Trinity University is a small school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 33 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Southwestern University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Sciences Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Georgetown, Texas, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Southwestern General Computer & Information Sciences Report
With a ranking of #8, University of Houston did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Houston is located in Houston, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 318 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #9, Oklahoma Panhandle State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Goodwell, Oklahoma, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Texas A&M University - Texarkana did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Sciences Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #10. Texarkana, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees to 12 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Texas A&M University - Texarkana General Computer & Information Sciences Report
University of Houston - Downtown ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Houston - Downtown is a fairly large school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 118 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #12, Langston University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. Langston, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees to 3 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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The University of Texas at Austin came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Sciences Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UT Austin is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 456 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full The University of Texas at Austin General Computer & Information Sciences Report
The University of Texas at El Paso ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in El Paso, Texas, this large public school awarded 146 degrees to qualified bachelors’s computer and information sciences students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Sciences Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #15. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees to 246 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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University of Houston - Victoria did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Sciences Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #16. Victoria, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees to 37 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Houston - Victoria General Computer & Information Sciences Report
Texas A&M University - Commerce landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Sciences Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Commerce, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 97 degrees to qualified bachelors’s computer and information sciences students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Huston - Tillotson University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Sciences Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
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With a ranking of #19, Prairie View A & M University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. Prairie View A & M University is located in Prairie View, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 30 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Computer & Information Sciences at Prairie View A & M University
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi is a fairly large school located in Corpus Christi, Texas that handed out 52 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #21, Southwestern Oklahoma State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. Weatherford, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees to 27 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #22, The University of Texas of the Permian Basin did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. UT Permian Basin is a medium-sized school located in Odessa, Texas that handed out 30 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Howard Payne University ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. Howard Payne University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Brownwood, Texas. It awarded 1 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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Texas Tech University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Sciences Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas Tech University is located in Lubbock, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 152 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Angelo State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Sciences Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #25. This fairly large school is located in San Angelo, Texas, and it awarded 33 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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