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2022 Best Vallue Computer Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

8 Ranked Colleges
80 Degrees Awarded
$27,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue Computer Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Vallue Computer Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Computer Science is the 11th most popular major in the country with 53,722 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 3,411 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 80 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Vallue Computer Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in computer science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent computer science programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the computer science program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Vallue Computer Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree computer science students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 8 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Computer Science (Income Over $110k) in the Southwest Region

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at San Antonio. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue Computer Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. This large school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 11 doctorate’s computer science degrees in 2019-2020.

UTSA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at San Antonio are $25,807, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full The University of Texas at San Antonio Computer Science Report

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Vallue Computer Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #2 spot on the list. ASU - Tempe is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 33 doctorate’s computer science degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ASU - Tempe, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048.

Read more about Computer Science at Arizona State University - Tempe

#7 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Vallue Computer Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at El Paso landed the #3 spot on the list. UTEP is a large school located in El Paso, Texas that handed out 5 doctorate’s computer science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UTEP, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UTEP are $16,180.

Full The University of Texas at El Paso Computer Science Report

#4

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Vallue Computer Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s computer science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree computer science students whose families make more than $110k list, University of Arizona has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399.

Full University of Arizona Computer Science Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #5 for the Best Vallue Computer Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. Located in College Station, Texas, this large public school handed out 14 degrees to qualified doctorate’s computer science students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree computer science students whose families make more than $110k list, Texas A&M College Station has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M College Station are $22,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Texas A&M College Station Computer Science Report

#6

University of Tulsa

Tulsa, Oklahoma
#4 in overall quality

University of Tulsa ranked #6 on this year’s Best Vallue Computer Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s computer science students in 2019-2020.

University of Tulsa also took the #4 spot in our “Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Tulsa are $24,080, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Computer Science at University of Tulsa

#7 in overall quality

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Computer Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #7. Norman, Oklahoma is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s computer science degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus are $23,236, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Oklahoma Computer Science Report

#1 in overall quality

Southern Methodist University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Vallue Computer Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. SMU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Dallas, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree computer science students whose families make more than $110k list, SMU has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SMU are $47,478, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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