by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Software Engineering is the 167th most popular major in the country with 4,123 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 806 software engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 405 software engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,948 and $20,385 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in software engineering. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in software engineering.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DigiPen Institute of Technology. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region list. This small school is located in Redmond, Washington, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s computer software engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, San Jose State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in San Jose, California, this large public school handed out 158 degrees to qualified bachelors’s computer software engineering students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Software Engineering at San Jose State University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region. San Luis Obispo, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s computer software engineering degrees to 63 students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Irvine. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region list. This large school is located in Irvine, California, and it awarded 66 bachelors’s computer software engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Washington State University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region. This large school is located in Pullman, Washington, and it awarded 31 bachelors’s computer software engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Washington State University Software Engineering Report
California Baptist University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Riverside, California, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s computer software engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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%.
Chapman University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Chapman is a private not-for-profit institution located in Orange, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
California State University - San Marcos came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. CSUSM is a public institution located in San Marcos, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 32 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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 California State University - San Marcos Software Engineering Report
The University of Arizona Global Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region list. San Diego, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s computer software engineering degrees to 27 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
DeVry University - California landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Ontario, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s computer software engineering degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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