2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Computer Engineering in the Southwest Region
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With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major in the Southwest Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Computer Engineering is the 56th most popular major in the country with 16,954 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , computer engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $73,421 and had an average of $22,782 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 1,686 computer engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $69,373 and $21,691 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 454 computer engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,505 and $37,295 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 17 colleges that offered a degree in computer engineering. That schools that top this list have a program in computer engineering in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree ce students.
Top 17 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Computer Engineering in the Southwest Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston - Clear Lake. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major in the Southwest Region list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s ce degrees to 55 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.4% 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%.
Full UH Clear Lake Computer Engineering Report
Out of the 17 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 104 masters’s ce degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 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.
Full ASU - Tempe Computer Engineering Report
Out of the 17 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Advancing Technology landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 6 masters’s ce degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Advancing Technology Computer Engineering Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend St. Mary’s University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major in the Southwest Region. St. Mary’s University is a small school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 5 masters’s ce degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Computer Engineering at St. Mary’s University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major in the Southwest Region. College Station, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s ce degrees to 57 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% 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 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Computer Engineering at Texas A&M College Station
With a ranking of #6, The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in El Paso, Texas, and it awarded 36 masters’s ce degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Computer Engineering at UTEP
The University of Texas at Dallas landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UT Dallas is a large school located in Richardson, Texas that handed out 69 masters’s ce degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full UT Dallas Computer Engineering Report
University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this large public school handed out 20 diplomas to qualified masters’s ce students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Computer Engineering at University of New Mexico - Main Campus
Southern Methodist University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #9. This fairly large school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 25 masters’s ce degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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%.
Read full report on Computer Engineering at Southern Methodist University
Oklahoma Christian University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major in the Southwest Region ranking. OC is a small school located in Edmond, Oklahoma that handed out 20 masters’s ce degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%.
Full OC Computer Engineering Report
The University of Texas at San Antonio ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major in the Southwest Region list. UTSA is a public institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%.
Read full report on Computer Engineering at The University of Texas at San Antonio
The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Arlington, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s ce degrees to 22 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Computer Engineering at UT Arlington
University of North Texas did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #13. UNT is located in Denton, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 7 masters’s ce degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Computer Engineering at UNT
University of Tulsa came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Tulsa is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 2 masters’s ce degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%.
Full University of Tulsa Computer Engineering Report
Texas Tech University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #15. Texas Tech is a public institution located in Lubbock, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Computer Engineering at Texas Tech University
Texas State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #16. Texas State University is a large school located in San Marcos, Texas that handed out 6 masters’s ce degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Texas State Computer Engineering Report
Grand Canyon University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #17. Grand Canyon University is a large school located in Phoenix, Arizona that handed out 0 masters’s ce degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%.
Read more about Computer Engineering at Grand Canyon University
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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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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.
