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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Software Engineering (Income $0-$30k)

5 Ranked Colleges
22 Degrees Awarded
$32,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 3,874 people earned their degree in software engineering, making the major the 195th most popular in the United States.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 22 software engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in software engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent software engineering 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 software engineering program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k

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

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Software Engineering (Income $0-$30k)

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Irvine landed the #1 spot on the list. UC Irvine is located in Irvine, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s computer software engineering degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree computer software engineering students whose families make $0-$30k list, UC Irvine has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Software Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Irvine are $28,456, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Software Engineering at UC Irvine

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k list. Fargo, North Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s computer software engineering degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

North Dakota State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Software Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at North Dakota State University - Main Campus are $11,589.

Full North Dakota State University Software Engineering Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Dallas. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Richardson, Texas, this large public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s computer software engineering students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree computer software engineering students whose families make $0-$30k list, UT Dallas has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Software Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UT Dallas are $28,610.

Read full report on Software Engineering at UT Dallas

#4

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carnegie Mellon University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k list. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s computer software engineering degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

Carnegie Mellon also took the #1 spot in our “Best Software Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Carnegie Mellon University are $47,326, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Merced. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k list. This medium-sized school is located in Merced, California, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s computer software engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Merced also took the #4 spot in our “Best Software Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Merced are $43,854, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UC Merced Software Engineering Report

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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