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2022 Best Value CompSci Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

8 Ranked Colleges
80 Degrees Awarded
$27,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value CompSci Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value CompSci Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Computer Science is the 19th most popular major in the country with 53,722 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, computer science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $66,561 and had an average of $23,565 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 3,411 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,854 and $21,004 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 80 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value CompSci Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in computer science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great computer science programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the computer science program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value CompSci Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value CompSci Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 8 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Computer Science (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at San Antonio. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value CompSci Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. The University of Texas at San Antonio is a large public school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 11 doctorate’s compsci degrees in 2019-2020.

UTSA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at San Antonio are $25,807, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UTSA Computer Science Report

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value CompSci Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large public school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 33 doctorate’s compsci degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree compsci students whose families make $30-$48k list, ASU - Tempe has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Tempe are $27,048, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Arizona State University - Tempe Computer Science Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value CompSci Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Texas A&M College Station is located in College Station, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 doctorate’s compsci degrees to qualified students.

Texas A&M College Station also took the #3 spot in our “Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M College Station are $22,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Computer Science at Texas A&M University - College Station

#4

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value CompSci Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Arizona is a large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 3 doctorate’s compsci degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona also took the #5 spot in our “Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Computer Science at University of Arizona

#7 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value CompSci Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at El Paso landed the #5 spot on the list. The University of Texas at El Paso is a public institution located in El Paso, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UTEP did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at El Paso are $16,180, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Computer Science at The University of Texas at El Paso

#7 in overall quality

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value CompSci Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in Norman, Oklahoma, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s compsci degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma are $23,236, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Computer Science at University of Oklahoma

#7

University of Tulsa

Tulsa, Oklahoma
#4 in overall quality

University of Tulsa landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value CompSci Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. This small school is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s compsci degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Tulsa, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Tulsa are $24,080, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Computer Science at University of Tulsa

#1 in overall quality

Southern Methodist University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value CompSci Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Dallas, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s compsci degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

SMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at SMU are $47,478, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full SMU Computer Science Report

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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.

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