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2022 Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

9 Ranked Colleges
196 Degrees Awarded
$24,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Master's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Software Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Software Engineering is the 195th most popular major in the country with 3,874 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 546 software engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 196 software engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 9 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Software Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 80 masters’s computer software engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe also took the #2 spot in our “Best Software Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Dallas landed the #2 spot on the list. The University of Texas at Dallas is located in Richardson, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 29 masters’s computer software engineering degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree computer software engineering students whose families make $48-$75k list, UT Dallas has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Software Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Dallas are $28,610, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UT Dallas Software Engineering Report

#3

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#8 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in San Marcos, Texas, this large public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified masters’s computer software engineering students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas State, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Software Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas State University are $17,040.

Full Texas State Software Engineering Report

#7 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at El Paso landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in El Paso, Texas, this large public school awarded 40 diplomas to qualified masters’s computer software engineering students in 2019-2020.

UTEP did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Software Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at El Paso are $16,180.

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#5

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #5 spot on the list. Texas Tech is located in Lubbock, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s computer software engineering degrees to qualified students.

Texas Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Software Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech University are $17,530.

Read full report on Software Engineering at Texas Tech University

#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, The University of Texas at Arlington did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Arlington, Texas, this large public school awarded 13 diplomas to qualified masters’s computer software engineering students in 2019-2020.

UT Arlington also took the #4 spot in our “Best Software Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Arlington are $23,376, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6 in overall quality

University of Houston - Clear Lake landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. University of Houston - Clear Lake is a medium-sized school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 17 masters’s computer software engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UH Clear Lake also made our “Best Software Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #6. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UH Clear Lake are $19,216.

Full UH Clear Lake Software Engineering Report

#8

St. Mary's University

San Antonio, Texas

With a ranking of #8, St. Mary’s University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. St. Mary’s University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 2 masters’s computer software engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

St. Mary’s not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Software Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at St. Mary’s University are $19,320, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full St. Mary’s Software Engineering Report

#1 in overall quality

Southern Methodist University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Southern Methodist University is located in Dallas, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s computer software engineering degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree computer software engineering students whose families make $48-$75k list, SMU has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Software Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SMU are $47,478, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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