2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Computer Engineering Technology
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Computer Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Computer Engineering Technology is the 169th most popular major in the country with 3,807 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, computer engineering technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $37,425 and had an average of $24,018 in loans still to pay off.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 959 computer engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Computer Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 44 colleges that offer a degree in computer engineering technology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality computer engineering technology 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 engineering technology 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 Computer Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree computer engineering tech students.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Computer Engineering Technology
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brigham Young University - Idaho. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Computer Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s. This large school is located in Rexburg, Idaho, and it awarded 128 bachelors’s computer engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.
BYU - I not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Computer Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $7,167 for bachelor’s degree computer engineering tech students per year to attend BYU - I.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 44 schools in the Best Value Computer Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Sam Houston State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Huntsville, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s computer engineering tech degrees to 46 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at SHSU, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Computer Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for SHSU is $14,617 for bachelor’s degree computer engineering tech students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston - Downtown. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Houston, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 14 degrees to qualified bachelors’s computer engineering tech students in 2019-2020.
UH Downtown did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #15 on our “Best Computer Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend UH Downtown is $6,848 for Bachelor’s Degree Computer Engineering Tech students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern Mississippi. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This fairly large school is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s computer engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.
Southern Miss also made our “Best Computer Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #25. It costs about $14,923 for bachelor’s degree computer engineering tech students per year to attend Southern Miss.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State University - Long Beach. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Computer Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s. Located in Long Beach, California, this large public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s computer engineering tech students in 2019-2020.
CSULB also took the #6 spot in our “Best Computer Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for California State University - Long Beach is $9,622 for bachelor’s degree computer engineering tech students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, 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 89%.
DeVry University - Illinois ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Computer Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s list. DeVry University - Illinois is a private for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at DeVry University - Illinois, the school also landed the #14 spot in our “Best Computer Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend DeVry University - Illinois is $28,551 for Bachelor’s Degree Computer Engineering Tech students.
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With a ranking of #7, Eastern Michigan University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Computer Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Eastern Michigan is a fairly large school located in Ypsilanti, Michigan that handed out 18 bachelors’s computer engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Eastern Michigan, the school also landed the #17 spot in our “Best Computer Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Eastern Michigan University is $15,924 for Bachelor’s Degree Computer Engineering Tech students.
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ECPI University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Computer Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This fairly large school is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and it awarded 51 bachelors’s computer engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.
ECPI University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #19 on our “Best Computer Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $20,489 for bachelor’s degree computer engineering tech students per year to attend ECPI University.
Excelsior University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Computer Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Albany, New York, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s computer engineering tech students in 2019-2020.
Excelsior University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #18 on our “Best Computer Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.
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University of Central Missouri landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Computer Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Warrensburg, Missouri, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s computer engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $13,677 for bachelor’s degree computer engineering tech students per year to attend UCM.
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University of Houston came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computer Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. UH is located in Houston, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 62 bachelors’s computer engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UH, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best Computer Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Houston is $12,838 for bachelor’s degree computer engineering tech students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Farmingdale State College landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Computer Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. This fairly large school is located in Farmingdale, New York, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s computer engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.
SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Computer Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Farmingdale State College is $8,638 for Bachelor’s Degree Computer Engineering Tech students.
The low 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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California University of Pennsylvania came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computer Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. California, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s computer engineering tech degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cal U, the school also landed the #24 spot in our “Best Computer Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $18,154 for bachelor’s degree computer engineering tech students per year to attend Cal U.
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Pittsburgh Technical College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Computer Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #14. Pittsburgh Technical College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Oakdale, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Pittsburgh Technical College, the school also landed the #22 spot in our “Best Computer Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Pittsburgh Technical College is $24,695 for Bachelor’s Degree Computer Engineering Tech students.
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SUNY Polytechnic Institute did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Computer Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #15. Utica, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s computer engineering tech degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at SUNY Poly, the school also landed the #16 spot in our “Best Computer Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend SUNY Polytechnic Institute is $13,809 for bachelor’s degree computer engineering tech students.
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%.
New York City College of Technology landed the #16 spot on the 2022 Best Value Computer Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. City Tech is a public institution located in Brooklyn, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 117 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree computer engineering tech students list, City Tech has also earned the #13 rank in our “Best Computer Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for City Tech is $3,667 for bachelor’s degree computer engineering tech students.
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Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Bayamon landed the #17 spot on the 2022 Best Value Computer Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Bayamon is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Bayamon, . It awarded 11 bachelors’s computer engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Bayamon is $7,814 for Bachelor’s Degree Computer Engineering Tech students.
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%.
Full Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Bayamon Computer Engineering Technology Report
With a ranking of #18, Minnesota State University - Mankato did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Computer Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Minnesota State University - Mankato is a fairly large school located in Mankato, Minnesota that handed out 4 bachelors’s computer engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Minnesota State Mankato is $16,221 for Bachelor’s Degree Computer Engineering Tech students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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DeVry College of New York came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computer Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in New York, New York, this small private for-profit school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s computer engineering tech students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at DeVry College of New York-Midtown Manhattan, the school also landed the #20 spot in our “Best Computer Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for DeVry College of New York is $27,535 for bachelor’s degree computer engineering tech students.
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Alfred State College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Computer Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #20. Alfred, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s computer engineering tech degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Alfred State College is $16,630 for bachelor’s degree computer engineering tech students.
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Oregon Institute of Technology did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Computer Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #21. OIT is located in Klamath Falls, Oregon and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 55 bachelors’s computer engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree computer engineering tech students list, OIT has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Computer Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $16,210 for bachelor’s degree computer engineering tech students per year to attend Oregon Institute of Technology.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Purdue University Fort Wayne came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computer Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. PFW is located in Fort Wayne, Indiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s computer engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
The yearly cost to attend PFW is $10,912 for Bachelor’s Degree Computer Engineering Tech students.
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DeVry University - California did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Computer Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #23. DeVry University - California is a private for-profit institution located in Pomona, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $26,056 for bachelor’s degree computer engineering tech students per year to attend DeVry University - California.
Full DeVry University - California Computer Engineering Technology Report
Ball State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Computer Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #24. Ball State is located in Muncie, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 33 bachelors’s computer engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
Ball State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Computer Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Ball State is $15,147 for Bachelor’s Degree Computer Engineering Tech students.
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Central Connecticut State University ranked #25 on this year’s Best Value Computer Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Central Connecticut State University is a fairly large public school situated in New Britain, Connecticut. It awarded 19 bachelors’s computer engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.
CCSU also made our “Best Computer Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #9. The yearly cost to attend CCSU is $16,158 for Bachelor’s Degree Computer Engineering Tech students.
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- 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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