by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Texas” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 59,565 people earned their degree in computer science, making the major the 12th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, computer science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $67,538 and had an average of $23,620 in loans still to pay off.
Across Texas, there were 1,892 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,724 and $21,814 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 345 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,376 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Texas” ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered a degree in computer science. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their computer science program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The compsci school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Texas”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for texas master’s degree compsci students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North American University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Texas list. North American University is a small school located in Stafford, Texas that handed out 47 masters’s compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston - Clear Lake. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Texas. University of Houston - Clear Lake is a medium-sized public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 40 masters’s compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Texas State is a public institution located in San Marcos, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 59 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston - Victoria. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Texas list. UH Victoria is a public institution located in Victoria, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Texas list. College Station, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s compsci degrees to 103 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, 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 undergraduate students.
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Texas Southern University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Texas list. TSU is a medium-sized public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 7 masters’s compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
Lamar University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Texas ranking. Lamar University is a public institution located in Beaumont, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 26 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #8, Southern Methodist University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Texas list. SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Dallas, Texas. It awarded 20 masters’s compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #9. UT Rio Grande Valley is a large public school situated in Edinburg, Texas. It awarded 26 masters’s compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Computer Science at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Baylor University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Texas list. This large school is located in Waco, Texas, and it awarded 8 masters’s compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%.
St. Mary’s University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Texas ranking. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s compsci students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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