2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Computer Science in the Southwest Region
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In 2019-2020, 53,722 people earned their degree in computer science, making the major the 19th most popular in the United States. 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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,109 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 25 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 Value CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree compsci students.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Computer Science in the Southwest Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Texas A&M University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. West Texas A&M University is a public institution located in Canyon, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at West Texas A&M University, the school also landed the #17 spot in our “Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend West Texas A&M University is $12,761 for southwest region bachelor’s degree compsci students.
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Out of the 25 schools in the Best Value CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Edinburg, Texas, and it awarded 104 bachelors’s compsci degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree compsci students list, UT Rio Grande Valley has also earned the #13 rank in our “Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UT Rio Grande Valley is $4,514 for southwest region bachelor’s degree compsci students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northeastern State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region. Northeastern State University is a public institution located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 44 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
NSU also made our “Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #18. It costs about $9,994 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree CompSci students per year to attend Northeastern State University.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Arizona University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region. NAU is a public institution located in Flagstaff, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 65 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree compsci students list, NAU has also earned the #15 rank in our “Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $12,915 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree CompSci students per year to attend NAU.
Out of the 25 schools in the Best Value CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Texas State is a large public school situated in San Marcos, Texas. It awarded 232 bachelors’s compsci degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree compsci students list, Texas State has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $15,230 for southwest region bachelor’s degree compsci students per year to attend Texas State.
With a ranking of #6, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a public institution located in Norman, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 96 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
University of Oklahoma not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $21,145 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree CompSci students per year to attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
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With a ranking of #7, Tarleton State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. This fairly large school is located in Stephenville, Texas, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s compsci degrees in 2019-2020.
Tarleton also took the #19 spot in our “Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $18,979 for southwest region bachelor’s degree compsci students per year to attend Tarleton.
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University of Houston - Clear Lake did quite well in the 2022 Best Value CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #8. Houston, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s compsci degrees to 41 students in 2019-2020.
UH Clear Lake also made our “Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #16. The estimated yearly cost for UH Clear Lake is $10,612 for southwest region bachelor’s degree compsci students.
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University of Advancing Technology did quite well in the 2022 Best Value CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #9. University of Advancing Technology is a small school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 13 bachelors’s compsci degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Advancing Technology, the school also landed the #20 spot in our “Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Advancing Technology is $21,440 for southwest region bachelor’s degree compsci students.
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Grand Canyon University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Grand Canyon University is a large school located in Phoenix, Arizona that handed out 18 bachelors’s compsci degrees in 2019-2020.
Grand Canyon University also made our “Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #21. The estimated yearly cost for Grand Canyon University is $21,020 for southwest region bachelor’s degree compsci students.
With a ranking of #11, The University of Texas at Arlington did quite well on the 2022 Best Value CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. UT Arlington is a large public school situated in Arlington, Texas. It awarded 142 bachelors’s compsci degrees in 2019-2020.
UT Arlington not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend The University of Texas at Arlington is $14,246 for southwest region bachelor’s degree compsci students.
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Cameron University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Lawton, Oklahoma, this small public school handed out 21 degrees to qualified bachelors’s compsci students in 2019-2020.
Cameron University also made our “Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #22. The estimated yearly cost for Cameron University is $7,952 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree CompSci students.
With a ranking of #13, Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well on the 2022 Best Value CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 463 bachelors’s compsci degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree compsci students list, ASU - Tempe has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Arizona State University - Tempe is $11,706 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree CompSci students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
American InterContinental University - Online came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Schaumburg, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s compsci degrees to 19 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree compsci students list, AIU Online has also earned the #24 rank in our “Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend American InterContinental University - Online is $12,585 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree CompSci students.
With a ranking of #15, University of Arizona did quite well on the 2022 Best Value CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Tucson, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s compsci degrees to 176 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree compsci students list, University of Arizona has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Arizona is $15,016 for Southwest 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.
University of Arizona - Sierra Vista came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. UA Sierra Vista is a small school located in Sierra Vista, Arizona that handed out 7 bachelors’s compsci degrees in 2019-2020.
UA Sierra Vista also made our “Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #14.
Texas A&M University - College Station came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas A&M College Station is located in College Station, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 257 bachelors’s compsci degrees to qualified students.
Texas A&M College Station also made our “Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M University - College Station is $19,057 for southwest region bachelor’s degree compsci students.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
University of Mary Hardin - Baylor landed the #18 spot on the 2022 Best Value CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Belton, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 9 degrees to qualified bachelors’s compsci students in 2019-2020.
UMHB did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #23 on our “Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Mary Hardin - Baylor is $27,099 for southwest region bachelor’s degree compsci students.
With a ranking of #19, University of Tulsa did quite well on the 2022 Best Value CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Tulsa, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s compsci degrees to 45 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Tulsa, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Tulsa is $20,936 for southwest region bachelor’s degree compsci students.
The low student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Austin College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #20. This small school is located in Sherman, Texas, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s compsci degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Austin College, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Austin College is $21,357 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree CompSci students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Dallas landed the #21 spot on the 2022 Best Value CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Dallas is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Irving, Texas. It awarded 8 bachelors’s compsci degrees in 2019-2020.
UD not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UD is $21,655 for southwest region bachelor’s degree compsci students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Baylor University ranked #22 on this year’s Best Value CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Located in Waco, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 47 degrees to qualified bachelors’s compsci students in 2019-2020.
Baylor did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $36,039 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree CompSci students per year to attend Baylor.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Saint Edward’s University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #23. This small school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 35 bachelors’s compsci degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree compsci students list, St. Edward’s University has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for St. Edward’s University is $24,833 for southwest region bachelor’s degree compsci students.
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CollegeAmerica - Phoenix ranked #24 on this year’s Best Value CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Phoenix, Arizona is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s compsci degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree compsci students list, CollegeAmerica - Phoenix has also earned the #25 rank in our “Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for CollegeAmerica - Phoenix is $25,720 for southwest region bachelor’s degree compsci students.
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With a ranking of #25, Southern Methodist University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Southern Methodist University is located in Dallas, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 50 bachelors’s compsci degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree compsci students list, SMU has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Southern Methodist University is $36,222 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree CompSci students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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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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