2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Computer Science in the Southeast Region
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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 Southeast region, there were 7,276 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,029 and $22,542 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 5,272 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 74 colleges that offered 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.
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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Computer Science in the Southeast Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Harding University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. Harding is a small school located in Searcy, Arkansas that handed out 34 bachelors’s compsci degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree compsci students list, Harding has also earned the #14 rank in our “Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Harding is $19,375 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree CompSci students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tennessee Technological University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. Cookeville, Tennessee is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s compsci degrees to 104 students in 2019-2020.
Tennessee Tech University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #24 on our “Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $15,929 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree CompSci students per year to attend Tennessee Technological University.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kennesaw State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. This large school is located in Kennesaw, Georgia, and it awarded 240 bachelors’s compsci degrees in 2019-2020.
KSU Georgia not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #22 on our “Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Kennesaw State University is $17,221 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree CompSci students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Appalachian State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Appalachian State University is a public institution located in Boone, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 71 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Appalachian State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #20 on our “Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Appalachian State University is $13,920 for southeast region bachelor’s degree compsci students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Computer Science at Appalachian State University
Out of the 74 schools in the Best Value CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Carolina University landed the #4 spot on the list. Western Carolina University is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 bachelors’s compsci degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for Western Carolina University is $13,722 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree CompSci students.
Read more about Computer Science at Western Carolina University
With a ranking of #6, Louisiana Tech University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. This fairly large school is located in Ruston, Louisiana, and it awarded 63 bachelors’s compsci degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Louisiana Tech University is $12,084 for southeast region bachelor’s degree compsci students.
University of North Carolina at Charlotte came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. UNC Charlotte is a large school located in Charlotte, North Carolina that handed out 539 bachelors’s compsci degrees in 2019-2020.
UNC Charlotte also made our “Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #17. It costs about $16,529 for southeast region bachelor’s degree compsci students per year to attend UNC Charlotte.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of New Orleans landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in New Orleans, Louisiana, this medium-sized public school handed out 47 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s compsci students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $11,193 for southeast region bachelor’s degree compsci students per year to attend University of New Orleans.
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With a ranking of #9, University of North Carolina at Pembroke did quite well on the 2022 Best Value CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Pembroke, North Carolina, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s compsci degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $10,228 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree CompSci students per year to attend UNC Pembroke.
McNeese State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #10. McNeese is a medium-sized school located in Lake Charles, Louisiana that handed out 37 bachelors’s compsci degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend McNeese is $12,267 for southeast region bachelor’s degree compsci students.
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North Carolina State University landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. North Carolina State University is a large public school situated in Raleigh, North Carolina. It awarded 232 bachelors’s compsci degrees in 2019-2020.
NC State also made our “Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #6. The estimated yearly cost for North Carolina State University is $16,458 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree CompSci students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Computer Science at North Carolina State University
University of Memphis did quite well in the 2022 Best Value CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #12. This large school is located in Memphis, Tennessee, and it awarded 53 bachelors’s compsci degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend University of Memphis is $13,248 for southeast region bachelor’s degree compsci students.
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With a ranking of #13, University of North Carolina at Wilmington did quite well on the 2022 Best Value CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Wilmington, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s compsci degrees to 85 students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for UNCW is $19,055 for southeast region bachelor’s degree compsci students.
The low student loan default rate of 3.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Computer Science at University of North Carolina at Wilmington
University of North Carolina at Greensboro came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large public school situated in Greensboro, North Carolina. It awarded 61 bachelors’s compsci degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro is $12,748 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree CompSci students.
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Rasmussen University - Florida landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Rasmussen University - Florida is a medium-sized private for-profit school situated in Ocala, Florida. It awarded 51 bachelors’s compsci degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Rasmussen University - Florida is $19,144 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree CompSci students.
With a ranking of #16, University of Georgia did quite well on the 2022 Best Value CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Athens, Georgia, and it awarded 268 bachelors’s compsci degrees in 2019-2020.
UGA also made our “Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #8. The yearly cost to attend UGA is $13,649 for southeast region bachelor’s degree compsci students.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
North Carolina A & T State University landed the #17 spot on the 2022 Best Value CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. North Carolina A & T State University is a fairly large school located in Greensboro, North Carolina that handed out 37 bachelors’s compsci degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for NC A&T is $10,274 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree CompSci students.
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University of South Alabama landed the #18 spot on the 2022 Best Value CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Mobile, Alabama, this fairly large public school awarded 54 degrees to qualified bachelors’s compsci students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for USA is $15,501 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree CompSci students.
With a ranking of #19, University of Arkansas did quite well on the 2022 Best Value CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and it awarded 86 bachelors’s compsci degrees in 2019-2020.
UARK also took the #12 spot in our “Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Arkansas is $16,381 for southeast region bachelor’s degree compsci students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
The University of West Florida ranked #20 on this year’s Best Value CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. UWF is a fairly large public school situated in Pensacola, Florida. It awarded 10 bachelors’s compsci degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $7,406 for southeast region bachelor’s degree compsci students per year to attend The University of West Florida.
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University of North Florida ranked #21 on this year’s Best Value CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. University of North Florida is a fairly large school located in Jacksonville, Florida that handed out 4 bachelors’s compsci degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for University of North Florida is $9,606 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree CompSci students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Southeastern Louisiana University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Value CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Southeastern Louisiana University is located in Hammond, Louisiana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 42 bachelors’s compsci degrees to qualified students.
The yearly cost to attend Southeastern Louisiana University is $12,171 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree CompSci students.
East Carolina University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #23. ECU is a public institution located in Greenville, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 63 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $15,844 for southeast region bachelor’s degree compsci students per year to attend East Carolina University.
Clayton State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #24. Clayton State University is located in Morrow, Georgia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 23 bachelors’s compsci degrees to qualified students.
It costs about $10,918 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree CompSci students per year to attend Clayton State University.
University of Arkansas - Fort Smith landed the #25 spot on the 2022 Best Value CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. UAFS is a public institution located in Fort Smith, Arkansas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 32 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $9,637 for southeast region bachelor’s degree compsci students per year to attend UAFS.
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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%.
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- 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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