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2022 Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

6 Ranked Colleges
324 Degrees Awarded
$18,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” 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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 324 software engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in software engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great software engineering programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the software engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Software Engineering in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Dallas landed the #1 spot on the list. Richardson, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s computer software engineering degrees to 124 students in 2019-2020.

UT Dallas also made our “Best Software Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $15,232 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Computer Software Engineering students with aid per year to attend The University of Texas at Dallas.

The low student loan default rate of 4.9% 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 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Software Engineering at The University of Texas at Dallas

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 40 bachelors’s computer software engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Software Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $11,706 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Computer Software Engineering students with aid per year to attend ASU - Tempe.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Software Engineering at ASU - Tempe

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Arlington. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. The University of Texas at Arlington is a large public school situated in Arlington, Texas. It awarded 51 bachelors’s computer software engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Arlington, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Software Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend The University of Texas at Arlington is $14,246 for southwest region bachelor’s degree computer software engineering students with aid.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Skysong. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. This large school is located in Scottsdale, Arizona, and it awarded 90 bachelors’s computer software engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Skysong did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Software Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $13,971 for southwest region bachelor’s degree computer software engineering students with aid per year to attend Arizona State University - Skysong.

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

#7 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Oklahoma landed the #4 spot on the list. UCO is a fairly large public school situated in Edmond, Oklahoma. It awarded 2 bachelors’s computer software engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UCO did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Software Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Central Oklahoma is $16,562 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Computer Software Engineering students with aid.

Read more about Software Engineering at University of Central Oklahoma

#5

St. Mary's University

San Antonio, Texas
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St. Mary’s University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. This small school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s computer software engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

St. Mary’s also took the #6 spot in our “Best Software Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for St. Mary’s is $19,276 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Computer Software Engineering students with aid.

Read more about Software Engineering at St. Mary’s University

#3 in overall quality

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. Embry-Riddle Prescott is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Prescott, Arizona. It awarded 12 bachelors’s computer software engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Embry-Riddle Prescott not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Software Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Embry-Riddle Prescott is $35,396 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Computer Software Engineering students with aid.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott 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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