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2022 Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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546 Degrees Awarded
Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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

Across the Southwest region, there were 546 software engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in software engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality software engineering programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the software engineering 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 Software Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region computer software engineering students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 12 Best Value Colleges for Software Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools 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 #1 spot on the list. UT Dallas is a large school located in Richardson, Texas that handed out 156 ’s computer software engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Dallas also made our “Best Software Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for UT Dallas is $13,797 for Southwest Region Computer Software Engineering students whose families make $48-$75k.

With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full UT Dallas Software Engineering Report

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #2 spot on the list. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 120 ’s computer software engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ASU - Tempe, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Software Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for ASU - Tempe is $14,033 for southwest region computer software engineering students whose families make $48-$75k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

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#3

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Texas State is located in San Marcos, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 ’s computer software engineering degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region computer software engineering students whose families make $48-$75k list, Texas State has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Software Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $14,250 for Southwest Region Computer Software Engineering students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Texas State.

Full Texas State University Software Engineering Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Arlington. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. This large school is located in Arlington, Texas, and it awarded 64 ’s computer software engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Arlington also made our “Best Software Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for UT Arlington is $14,622 for southwest region computer software engineering students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full UT Arlington Software Engineering Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at El Paso. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. El Paso, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s computer software engineering degrees to 40 students in 2019-2020.

UTEP also took the #12 spot in our “Best Software Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend The University of Texas at El Paso is $10,786 for southwest region computer software engineering students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full UTEP Software Engineering Report

#6

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas

Texas Tech University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. This large school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 4 ’s computer software engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech also made our “Best Software Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #7. It costs about $17,421 for Southwest Region Computer Software Engineering students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Texas Tech.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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University of Houston - Clear Lake did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Houston, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 17 degrees to qualified ’s computer software engineering students in 2019-2020.

UH Clear Lake did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Software Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $9,886 for southwest region computer software engineering students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend UH Clear Lake.

Read full report on Software Engineering at University of Houston - Clear Lake

Arizona State University - Skysong ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. ASU - Skysong is a large public school situated in Scottsdale, Arizona. It awarded 90 ’s computer software engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Skysong also took the #6 spot in our “Best Software Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend ASU - Skysong is $15,891 for southwest region computer software engineering students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read more about Software Engineering at ASU - Skysong

University of Central Oklahoma came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Edmond, Oklahoma is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s computer software engineering degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region computer software engineering students whose families make $48-$75k list, UCO has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Software Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $18,693 for Southwest Region Computer Software Engineering students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend University of Central Oklahoma.

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#9

St. Mary's University

San Antonio, Texas

St. Mary’s University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. St. Mary’s University is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 ’s computer software engineering degrees to qualified students.

St. Mary’s also took the #10 spot in our “Best Software Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend St. Mary’s University is $20,360 for Southwest Region Computer Software Engineering students whose families make $48-$75k.

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Southern Methodist University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Southern Methodist University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Dallas, Texas. It awarded 5 ’s computer software engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

SMU also made our “Best Software Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for Southern Methodist University is $31,813 for Southwest Region Computer Software Engineering students whose families make $48-$75k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Software Engineering at SMU

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This small school is located in Prescott, Arizona, and it awarded 12 ’s computer software engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region computer software engineering students whose families make $48-$75k list, Embry-Riddle Prescott has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Software Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $35,323 for southwest region computer software engineering students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Embry-Riddle Prescott.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Software Engineering at Embry-Riddle Prescott

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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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