2025 Best Software Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in New York

Software Engineering is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #163 most popular bachelor's degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Software Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in New York ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 128 bachelor's degrees in software engineering during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to software engineering students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of software engineering students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized software engineering related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for software engineering students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Software Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in New York list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Software Engineering in New York

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in software engineering.

Top New York Schools for a Bachelor's in Computer Software Engineering

1

Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, NY

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

113 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in software engineering needs to look into Rochester Institute of Technology. Located in the large suburb of Rochester, RIT is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in software engineering from Rochester Institute of Technology

2

Clarkson University
Potsdam, NY

11 Annual Graduates

Clarkson University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in software engineering. Clarkson is a small private not-for-profit university located in the town of Potsdam.More information about a bachelor’s in software engineering from Clarkson University

Best Software Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Software Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania	698	62
New Jersey	351	34

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Software Engineering Related Rankings by Major

Software Engineering is one of 3 different types of Computer Engineering programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Computer Software Engineering

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Computer Engineering	414

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.