2022 Best Value Colleges for Accounting & Computer Science in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Accounting & CompSci Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 90 people earned their degree in accounting and computer science, making the major the 353rd most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, accounting and computer science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $28,100 and had an average of $0 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 48 accounting and computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,100 and $0 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent accounting and computer science programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the accounting and computer science program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Accounting & CompSci Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Accounting & CompSci Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region accounting & compsci students with aid.

Top 1 Best Value Colleges for Accounting & Computer Science in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#1

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$15,230 Average Net Price

$40,670 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Accounting & CompSci Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Texas State University is a public institution located in San Marcos, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Accounting & Computer Science Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Texas State University is $15,230 for Southwest Region Accounting & CompSci students with aid.

Read full report on Accounting & Computer Science at Texas State

• Best Value Colleges for Accounting & Computer Science (With Aid)

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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