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2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Engineering Major in the Southeast Region

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Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Computer Software Engineering Major in the Southeast Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Engineering Major in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2021-2022, 4,123 people earned their degree in software engineering, making the major the 167th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 585 software engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 360 software engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,436 and $23,790 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Engineering Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 16 colleges that offer a degree in software engineering. That schools that top this list have a program in software engineering in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Engineering Major in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Engineering Major in the Southeast Region”.

Top 16 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Software Engineering in the Southeast Region

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Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Engineering Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Virginia’s College at Wise landed the #1 spot on the list. The University of Virginia’s College at Wise is a small school located in Wise, Virginia that handed out 5 bachelors’s computer software engineering degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full UVa - Wise Software Engineering Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida Gulf Coast University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Fort Myers, Florida, this fairly large public school handed out 68 degrees to qualified bachelors’s computer software engineering students in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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 FGCU Software Engineering Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Engineering Major in the Southeast Region. This fairly large school is located in Daytona Beach, Florida, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s computer software engineering degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Software Engineering at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach

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Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw, Georgia

Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Engineering Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Kennesaw State University landed the #4 spot on the list. KSU Georgia is a large public school situated in Kennesaw, Georgia. It awarded 78 bachelors’s computer software engineering degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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%.

Read full report on Software Engineering at KSU Georgia

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Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Engineering Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Institute of Technology landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Melbourne, Florida, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 22 degrees to qualified bachelors’s computer software engineering students in 2021-2022.

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%.

Read full report on Software Engineering at Florida Institute of Technology

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Morehouse College
Atlanta, Georgia

Morehouse College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Engineering Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 7 degrees to qualified bachelors’s computer software engineering students in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Software Engineering at Morehouse

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Lipscomb University
Nashville, Tennessee

Lipscomb University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 11 degrees to qualified bachelors’s computer software engineering students in 2021-2022.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Lipscomb University Software Engineering Report

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Full Sail University
Winter Park, Florida

Full Sail University 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 Southeast Region ranking. Full Sail University is a private for-profit institution located in Winter Park, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% 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%.

Read full report on Software Engineering at Full Sail University

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Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. This fairly large school is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s computer software engineering degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Software Engineering at Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale

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University of Miami
Coral Gables, Florida

University of Miami did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Engineering Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #10. University of Miami is a fairly large school located in Coral Gables, Florida that handed out 14 bachelors’s computer software engineering degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about Software Engineering at U Miami

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Trevecca Nazarene University
Nashville, Tennessee

With a ranking of #11, Trevecca Nazarene University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. Nashville, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-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 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Software Engineering at Trevecca Nazarene University

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With a ranking of #11, DeVry University - Georgia did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Decatur, Georgia, this small private for-profit school awarded 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s computer software engineering students in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Software Engineering at DeVry University - Georgia

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Nova Southeastern University
Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Nova Southeastern University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Engineering Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s computer software engineering students in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Software Engineering at Nova Southeastern University

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DeVry University - Florida came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Engineering Major in the Southeast Region ranking. DeVry University - Florida is a small school located in Miramar, Florida that handed out 0 bachelors’s computer software engineering degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%.

Read more about Software Engineering at DeVry University - Florida

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East Carolina University
Greenville, North Carolina

With a ranking of #11, East Carolina University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. ECU is located in Greenville, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s computer software engineering degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.

Read full report on Software Engineering at ECU

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DeVry University - Virginia
Arlington, Virginia

DeVry University - Virginia ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. DeVry University - Virginia is a small private for-profit school situated in Arlington, Virginia. It awarded 0 bachelors’s computer software engineering degrees 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read full report on Software Engineering at DeVry University - Virginia

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