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2022 Best Vallue Computer Software Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

11 Ranked Colleges
546 Degrees Awarded
$24,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Computer Software Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Vallue Computer Software Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking.

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.

This year’s “Best Vallue Computer Software Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking looked at 11 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 Vallue Computer Software Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region computer software engineering students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 12 Best Value Colleges for Software Engineering (Income Over $110k) in the Southwest Region

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue Computer Software Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large public school handed out 120 diplomas to qualified ’s computer software engineering students in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Software Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Arizona State University - Tempe is $11,706 for southwest region computer software engineering students whose families make more than $110k.

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

Read full report on Software Engineering at Arizona State University - Tempe

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Dallas. The school came in at #2 for the Best Vallue Computer Software Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. The University of Texas at Dallas is a public institution located in Richardson, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 156 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Dallas also made our “Best Software Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $15,232 for southwest region computer software engineering students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend UT Dallas.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.

Read more about Software Engineering at UT Dallas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Arlington. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Vallue Computer Software Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Arlington, Texas, this large public school awarded 64 diplomas to qualified ’s computer software engineering students in 2019-2020.

UT Arlington did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Software Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Texas at Arlington is $14,246 for Southwest Region Computer Software Engineering students whose families make more than $110k.

Full UT Arlington Software Engineering Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at El Paso. The school came in at #4 for the Best Vallue Computer Software Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. Located in El Paso, Texas, this large public school awarded 40 diplomas to qualified ’s computer software engineering students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UTEP, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best Software Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Texas at El Paso is $8,920 for southwest region computer software engineering students whose families make more than $110k.

Full The University of Texas at El Paso Software Engineering Report

#5

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Vallue Computer Software Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. Lubbock, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s computer software engineering degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region computer software engineering students whose families make more than $110k list, Texas Tech has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Software Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas Tech University is $17,571 for southwest region computer software engineering students whose families make more than $110k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Skysong. The school came in at #5 for the Best Vallue Computer Software Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. Located in Scottsdale, Arizona, this large public school handed out 90 degrees to qualified ’s computer software engineering students in 2019-2020.

ASU - Skysong not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Software Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for ASU - Skysong is $13,971 for southwest region computer software engineering students whose families make more than $110k.

Read more about Software Engineering at ASU - Skysong

#6

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas

Texas State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Computer Software Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #6. Texas State is a large school located in San Marcos, Texas that handed out 6 ’s computer software engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region computer software engineering students whose families make more than $110k list, Texas State has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Software Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $15,230 for Southwest Region Computer Software Engineering students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Texas State.

Full Texas State University Software Engineering Report

University of Houston - Clear Lake ranked #7 on this year’s Best Vallue Computer Software Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. UH Clear Lake is a medium-sized public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 17 ’s computer software engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UH Clear Lake also took the #9 spot in our “Best Software Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UH Clear Lake is $10,612 for southwest region computer software engineering students whose families make more than $110k.

Read more about Software Engineering at UH Clear Lake

#8

St. Mary's University

San Antonio, Texas

St. Mary’s University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Computer Software Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. St. Mary’s 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 did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Software Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $19,276 for southwest region computer software engineering students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend St. Mary’s University.

Read more about Software Engineering at St. Mary’s

With a ranking of #9, University of Central Oklahoma did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Computer Software Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Edmond, Oklahoma, this fairly large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified ’s computer software engineering students in 2019-2020.

UCO not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Software Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $16,562 for Southwest Region Computer Software Engineering students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend UCO.

Read full report on Software Engineering at University of Central Oklahoma

With a ranking of #10, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Computer Software Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Prescott, Arizona is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s computer software engineering degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

Embry-Riddle Prescott did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Software Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott is $35,396 for southwest region computer software engineering students whose families make more than $110k.

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 more about Software Engineering at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott

Southern Methodist University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Vallue Computer Software Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Dallas, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified ’s computer software engineering students in 2019-2020.

SMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Software Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend SMU is $36,222 for Southwest Region Computer Software Engineering students whose families make more than $110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 4.3% 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 Southern Methodist University Software Engineering Report

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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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