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by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Engineering Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 116 software engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,462 and $43,311 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Engineering Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 13 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in software engineering. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their software engineering program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Engineering Major in the Southeast Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida Institute of Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. Melbourne, Florida is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s computer software engineering degrees to 4 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Florida Institute of Technology Software Engineering Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mercer University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Macon, Georgia, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 9 degrees to qualified masters’s computer software engineering students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kennesaw State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. KSU Georgia is a large public school situated in Kennesaw, Georgia. It awarded 46 masters’s computer software engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Software Engineering at Kennesaw State University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach is a fairly large school located in Daytona Beach, Florida that handed out 9 masters’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%.
Full Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach Software Engineering Report
With a ranking of #6, George Mason University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. George Mason University is a large school located in Fairfax, Virginia that handed out 26 masters’s computer software engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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 more about Software Engineering at George Mason University
West Virginia University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Morgantown, West Virginia, this large public school handed out 12 degrees to qualified masters’s computer software engineering students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%.
With a ranking of #8, East Carolina University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Greenville, North Carolina, and it awarded 9 masters’s computer software engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Lipscomb University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Nashville, Tennessee, and it awarded 1 masters’s computer software engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, 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 85%.
With a ranking of #10, Virginia International University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. Fairfax, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s computer software engineering degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about Software Engineering at Virginia International University
Nova Southeastern University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Engineering Major in the Southeast Region ranking. NUS Florida is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 masters’s computer software engineering degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% 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 Nova Southeastern University Software Engineering Report
American National University - Lexington ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. ANU Lexington is a small school located in Pikeville, Kentucky that handed out 0 masters’s computer software engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of South Carolina - Columbia did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Engineering Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Columbia, South Carolina, this large public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified masters’s computer software engineering students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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