2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Computer Engineering Technology (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

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 “Best Value Computer Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Computer Engineering Technology is the 410th most popular major in the country with 1,477 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 138 computer engineering technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 120 computer engineering technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Computer Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in computer engineering technology/technician. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent computer engineering technology/technician programs, but they also 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 engineering technology/technician program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Computer Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree computer engineering tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Computer Engineering Technology (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1

University of Houston

Houston, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$10,203 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. UH is located in Houston, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 62 bachelors’s computer engineering tech degrees to qualified students.

UH not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Computer Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UH is $10,203 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Computer Engineering Tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#2

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$10,561 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sam Houston State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Sam Houston State University is a public institution located in Huntsville, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree computer engineering tech students whose families make $0-$30k list, SHSU has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Computer Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend SHSU is $10,561 for southwest region bachelor’s degree computer engineering tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#3

University of Houston - Downtown

Houston, Texas

#3 in overall quality

$5,065 Average Net Price

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Computer Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston - Downtown landed the #3 spot on the list. UH Downtown is a fairly large public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 14 bachelors’s computer engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

UH Downtown did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Computer Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Houston - Downtown is $5,065 for southwest region bachelor’s degree computer engineering tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full UH Downtown Computer Engineering Technology Report

#4

Texas Southern University

Houston, Texas

#4 in overall quality

$19,390 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Southern University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Computer Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. TSU is a medium-sized public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 21 bachelors’s computer engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

TSU also took the #4 spot in our “Best Computer Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas Southern University is $19,390 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Computer Engineering Tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Computer Engineering Technology at TSU

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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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