2025 Best Software Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Texas

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.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Software Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Texas ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 164 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 complete 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

The computer software engineering school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Software Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Texas.

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

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

Top Texas Schools for a Bachelor's in Computer Software Engineering

1

The University of Texas at Dallas
Richardson, TX

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

117 Annual Graduates

The University of Texas at Dallas is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in software engineering. UT Dallas is a fairly large public university located in the city of Richardson.More information about a bachelor’s in software engineering from The University of Texas at Dallas

2

The University of Texas at Arlington
Arlington, TX

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

47 Annual Graduates

The University of Texas at Arlington is a great decision for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in software engineering. UT Arlington is a fairly large public university located in the city of Arlington.More information about a bachelor’s in software engineering from The University of Texas at Arlington

Best Software Engineering Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Software Engineering Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Oklahoma	377	8
Arizona	356	198

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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	590

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.