2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Software Engineering in Minnesota (With Aid)

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 Master’s in Minnesota For Those Getting Aid” 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.

Across Minnesota, there were 68 software engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 23 software engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,396 and $40,953 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 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.

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 Master’s in Minnesota For Those Getting Aid

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Software Engineering in Minnesota (With Aid)

#1

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, Minnesota

$12,904 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Cloud State University landed the #1 spot on the list. St. Cloud State University is a public institution located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

St. Cloud State University also took the #0 spot in our “Best Software Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at St. Cloud State University are $12,904.

Read full report on Software Engineering at St. Cloud State University

#2

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota

#1 in overall quality

$28,845 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Getting Aid list. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s computer software engineering degrees to 22 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMN Twin Cities, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Software Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities are $28,845.

Full UMN Twin Cities 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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