2025 Best Computer Software & Applications Schools in Texas
4Colleges in Texas
513Computer Software Degrees Awarded
$51,565Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on majoring in computer software & applications, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #84 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in Texas to determine which ones were the best for computer software & applications students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 513 degrees in computer software & applications to qualified students.
Choosing a Great Computer Software & Applications School
The computer software program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Computer Software & Applications rankings. We derive our Best Overall Computer Software & Applications School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Computer Software & Applications Rankings by Degree Level
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Computer Software & Applications Schools in Texas list, to help you choose the best school for you.
If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
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Best Schools for Computer Software & Applications in Texas
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the computer software degrees they offer, see the list below.
Collin County Community College District is a great decision for students interested in a degree in computer software & applications. Located in the large suburb of McKinney, Collin County Community College District is a public college with a fairly large student population. This college ranks 15th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were about 67 computer software & applications students who graduated with this degree at Collin County Community College District in the most recent data year.
Texas A&M University - College Station is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in computer software & applications. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of College Station. A Best Colleges rank of #42 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Texas A&M College Station is a great university overall.
There were about 99 computer software & applications students who graduated with this degree at Texas A&M College Station in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduation, computer software degree recipients usually make an average of $43,949 in the first five years of their career.
University of Houston is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in computer software & applications. UH is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Houston. A Best Colleges rank of #369 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UH is a great university overall.
There were about 69 computer software & applications students who graduated with this degree at UH in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the computer software program state that they receive average early career wages of $33,997.
Every student pursuing a degree in computer software & applications has to take a look at Northwest Vista College. Located in the large city of San Antonio, Northwest Vista College is a public college with a fairly large student population. This college ranks 34th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were about 29 computer software & applications students who graduated with this degree at Northwest Vista College in the most recent year we have data available.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).
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The computer software program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Computer Software & Applications rankings. We derive our Best Overall Computer Software & Applications School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
