2025 Best Software Engineering Schools in New York

Software Engineering is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #167 most popular degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in New York to determine which ones were the best for software engineering students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 122 degrees in software engineering annually.

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• Best Overall Software Engineering Schools List

Software Engineering Rankings by Degree Level

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 Schools in New York list, to help you choose the best school for you. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Software Engineering in New York

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the computer software engineering degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top New York Schools in Computer Software Engineering

1

Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, NY

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

106 Computer Software Engineering Degrees Awarded

Rochester Institute of Technology is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in software engineering. RIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Rochester.More information about a degree in software engineering from Rochester Institute of Technology

2

Clarkson University
Potsdam, NY

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

10.0% Growth in Graduates

Every student who is interested in software engineering needs to take a look at Clarkson University. Located in the town of Potsdam, Clarkson is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a degree in software engineering from Clarkson University

Best Software Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania	978	280
New Jersey	614	109

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Rankings in Majors Related to Computer Software Engineering

One of 3 majors within the Computer Engineering area of study, Software Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Computer Software Engineering

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Computer Engineering	757

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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.