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2022 Best Value CompSci Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

8 Ranked Colleges
80 Degrees Awarded
$27,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value CompSci Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value CompSci Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking.

Computer Science is the 19th most popular major in the country with 53,722 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, computer science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $66,561 and had an average of $23,565 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 3,411 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,854 and $21,004 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 Value CompSci Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in computer science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality computer science programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

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

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Best Value CompSci Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree compsci students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 8 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Computer Science (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at El Paso. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value CompSci Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. The University of Texas at El Paso is a public institution located in El Paso, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UTEP 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 UTEP are $16,180, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Computer Science at UTEP

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at San Antonio. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value CompSci Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. UTSA is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 doctorate’s compsci degrees to qualified students.

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 UTSA are $25,807, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value CompSci Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large public school awarded 33 degrees to qualified doctorate’s compsci students in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe also took the #2 spot in our “Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Tempe are $27,048, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Computer Science at Arizona State University - Tempe

#4

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value CompSci Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of Arizona is a large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 3 doctorate’s compsci degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree compsci students whose families make $75-$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. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Computer Science at University of Arizona

#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 Value CompSci Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large public school situated in College Station, Texas. It awarded 14 doctorate’s compsci degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M College Station are $22,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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 Value CompSci Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Tulsa, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s compsci degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

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

Full University of Tulsa Computer Science Report

#7 in overall quality

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value CompSci Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Located in Norman, Oklahoma, this large public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s compsci students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree compsci students whose families make $75-$110k list, University of Oklahoma has also earned the #7 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 Oklahoma are $23,236.

Read full report on Computer Science at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Southern Methodist University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value CompSci Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Dallas, Texas. It awarded 5 doctorate’s compsci degrees in 2019-2020.

SMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SMU are $47,478.

Full Southern Methodist University Computer Science Report

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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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