by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in the Southwest Region” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 14,336 people earned their degree in computer software and applications, making the major the 84th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, computer software and applications graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $39,619 and had an average of $33,819 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 878 computer software and applications graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,693 and $35,272 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 339 computer software and applications graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 15 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in computer software and applications. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in computer software and applications.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in the Southwest Region”.
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The Art Institute of San Antonio landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this small private for-profit school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s computer software students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The Art Institute of Austin. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in the Southwest Region. The Art Institute of Austin is a private for-profit institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full The Art Institute of Austin Computer Software & Applications Report
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The Art Institute of Dallas landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s computer software degrees in 2020-2021.
Full The Art Institute of Dallas Computer Software & Applications Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Advancing Technology. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in the Southwest Region. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this small private for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s computer software students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Computer Software & Applications at University of Advancing Technology
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The Art Institute of Houston. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in the Southwest Region. This small school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s computer software degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Tulsa did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #6. This small school is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s computer software degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Computer Software & Applications at University of Tulsa
University of Arizona ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Arizona is a public institution located in Tucson, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 110 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Read full report on Computer Software & Applications at University of Arizona
DeVry University - Texas ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Irving, Texas, this small private for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s computer software students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full DeVry University - Texas Computer Software & Applications Report
LeTourneau University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Longview, Texas, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s computer software degrees in 2020-2021.
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Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in College Station, Texas, and it awarded 111 bachelors’s computer software degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, 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 94%.
Read full report on Computer Software & Applications at Texas A&M College Station
University of Houston did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #11. Houston, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s computer software degrees to 64 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default 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 full report on Computer Software & Applications at University of Houston
University of Houston - Victoria came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UH Victoria is located in Victoria, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s computer software degrees to qualified students.
Full University of Houston - Victoria Computer Software & Applications Report
University of Phoenix - Arizona did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #13. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s computer software degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of Phoenix - Arizona Computer Software & Applications Report
DeVry University - Arizona did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #14. Located in Phoenix, Arizona, this small private for-profit school handed out 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s computer software students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read more about Computer Software & Applications at DeVry University - Arizona
Rogers State University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in the Southwest Region list. RSU is a small school located in Claremore, Oklahoma that handed out 0 bachelors’s computer software degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.
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