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2022 Best Value Computer Engineering Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

8 Ranked Colleges
362 Degrees Awarded
$10,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Computer Engineering Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Computer Engineering Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Computer Engineering Technology is the 169th most popular major in the country with 3,807 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, computer engineering technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $37,425 and had an average of $24,018 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 362 computer engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,229 and $26,915 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Computer Engineering Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in computer engineering technology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent computer engineering technology programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the computer engineering technology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Computer Engineering Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region computer engineering tech students with aid.

Top 8 Best Value Colleges for Computer Engineering Technology in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Computer Engineering Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Lamar Institute of Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. Beaumont, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s computer engineering tech degrees to 53 students in 2019-2020.

Lamar Institute of Technology also took the #4 spot in our “Best Computer Engineering Technology Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $6,904 for southwest region computer engineering tech students with aid per year to attend Lamar Institute of Technology.

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#2

Grayson College

Denison, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Grayson College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Computer Engineering Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Grayson College is a small public school situated in Denison, Texas. It awarded 32 ’s computer engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Grayson College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Computer Engineering Technology Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Grayson College is $7,877 for southwest region computer engineering tech students with aid.

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#3

Lee College

Baytown, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lee College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Engineering Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Lee College is a public institution located in Baytown, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 18 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region computer engineering tech students with aid list, Lee College has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Computer Engineering Technology Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $7,732 for southwest region computer engineering tech students with aid per year to attend Lee College.

Full Lee College Computer Engineering Technology Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston - Downtown. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Computer Engineering Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Houston, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s computer engineering tech degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.

UH Downtown did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Computer Engineering Technology Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $6,848 for Southwest Region Computer Engineering Tech students with aid per year to attend University of Houston - Downtown.

Full University of Houston - Downtown Computer Engineering Technology Report

#5

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sam Houston State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Engineering Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Huntsville, Texas, and it awarded 46 ’s computer engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region computer engineering tech students with aid list, SHSU has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Computer Engineering Technology Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Sam Houston State University is $14,617 for southwest region computer engineering tech students with aid.

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#6

University of Houston

Houston, Texas

University of Houston came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computer Engineering Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Houston, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s computer engineering tech degrees to 62 students in 2019-2020.

UH not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Computer Engineering Technology Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $12,838 for southwest region computer engineering tech students with aid per year to attend UH.

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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#7

St Philip's College

San Antonio, Texas

St Philip’s College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Computer Engineering Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. This fairly large school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 9 ’s computer engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at St Philip’s College, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Computer Engineering Technology Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend St Philip’s College is $6,250 for southwest region computer engineering tech students with aid.

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#8

Texas Southern University

Houston, Texas

Texas Southern University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computer Engineering Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Texas Southern University is a medium-sized public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 21 ’s computer engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

TSU also made our “Best Computer Engineering Technology Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #7. The estimated yearly cost for TSU is $19,430 for Southwest Region Computer Engineering Tech students with aid.

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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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