2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Computer Engineering Tech for a Bachelor’s

With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Computer Engineering Tech for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Computer Engineering Technology is the 423rd most popular major in the country with 1,363 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Southwest region, there were 144 computer engineering technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 133 computer engineering technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Computer Engineering Tech for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in computer engineering technology/technician. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality computer engineering technology/technician programs as well as strong veteran support.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the computer engineering technology/technician program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Computer Engineering Tech for a Bachelor’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree vets studying computer engineering tech.

Top 3 Best Computer Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region

1

Sam Houston State University
Huntsville, Texas

1,092 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

$6,097 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Sam Houston State University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Computer Engineering Tech for a Bachelor’s. SHSU is a large school located in Huntsville, Texas that handed out 20 bachelors’s computer engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.

SHSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Computer Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.According to our most recent data, SHSU supports 21,912 students, and 1,092 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 496 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,097. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Full SHSU Veteran Student Life Report

2

University of Houston
Houston, Texas

1,382 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Computer Engineering Tech for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Houston is a large public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 74 bachelors’s computer engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.

UH did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Computer Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 1,382 of the 47,090 students enrolled at University of Houston were GI Bill® students, of which 730 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,264. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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 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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3

University of Houston - Downtown
Houston, Texas

20 GI Bill® Students**

#3 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston - Downtown. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Computer Engineering Tech for a Bachelor’s. UH Downtown is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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.According to our most recent data, UH Downtown supports 15,239 students, and 20 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 20 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,002. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UH Downtown offers credit for military training for eligible students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at UH Downtown]](/colleges/university-of-houston-downtown/student-life/veterans/)

• Best Computer Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

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).
• Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
• 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

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
• 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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