2022 Best Value General Computer Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s
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General Computer Engineering is the 61st most popular major in the country with 12,892 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 9,779 general computer engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value General Computer Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 227 colleges that offered a degree in general computer engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general computer engineering programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general computer engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value General Computer Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Computer Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Computer Engineering
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brigham Young University - Provo. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value General Computer Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s. BYU is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Provo, Utah. It awarded 60 bachelors’s general computer engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $13,322 for Bachelor’s Degree General Computer Engineering students per year to attend Brigham Young University - Provo.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brigham Young University - Idaho. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value General Computer Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s. BYU - I is located in Rexburg, Idaho and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 19 bachelors’s general computer engineering degrees to qualified students.
It costs about $7,167 for Bachelor’s Degree General Computer Engineering students per year to attend Brigham Young University - Idaho.
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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value General Computer Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s. North Dakota State University is located in Fargo, North Dakota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 33 bachelors’s general computer engineering degrees to qualified students.
It costs about $16,584 for Bachelor’s Degree General Computer Engineering students per year to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value General Computer Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s. Mayaguez, is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general computer engineering degrees to 38 students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez is $10,766 for Bachelor’s Degree General Computer Engineering students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value General Computer Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s. South Dakota School of Mines and Technology is a small public school situated in Rapid City, South Dakota. It awarded 15 bachelors’s general computer engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend South Dakota School of Mines and Technology is $19,815 for Bachelor’s Degree General Computer Engineering 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%.
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With a ranking of #6, Iowa State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Computer Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Ames, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general computer engineering degrees to 150 students in 2019-2020.
Iowa State excels when it comes to general computer engineering quality. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in that analysis. The yearly cost to attend Iowa State is $15,496 for Bachelor’s Degree General Computer Engineering students.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Purdue University Northwest ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value General Computer Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This medium-sized school is located in Hammond, Indiana, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s general computer engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $11,250 for bachelor’s degree general computer engineering students per year to attend Purdue Northwest.
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With a ranking of #8, Saint Cloud State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Computer Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Saint Cloud State University is a public institution located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Saint Cloud State University is $14,267 for Bachelor’s Degree General Computer Engineering students.
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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Computer Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #9. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is a fairly large school located in Edwardsville, Illinois that handed out 16 bachelors’s general computer engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for SIUE is $14,423 for Bachelor’s Degree General Computer Engineering students.
Lake Superior State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Computer Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Sault Ste Marie, Michigan, this small public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general computer engineering students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $12,398 for bachelor’s degree general computer engineering students per year to attend Lake Superior State University.
Full Lake Superior State University General Computer Engineering Report
With a ranking of #11, Minnesota State University - Mankato did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Computer Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Minnesota State Mankato is located in Mankato, Minnesota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s general computer engineering degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for Minnesota State Mankato is $16,221 for bachelor’s degree general computer engineering students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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University of South Florida - Main Campus ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value General Computer Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Tampa, Florida, and it awarded 65 bachelors’s general computer engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for University of South Florida - Main Campus is $8,355 for bachelor’s degree general computer engineering 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 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Grand Valley State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Computer Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #13. This large school is located in Allendale, Michigan, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s general computer engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $17,646 for Bachelor’s Degree General Computer Engineering students per year to attend Grand Valley State University.
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%.
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Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Computer Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Purdue is a public institution located in West Lafayette, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 219 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Purdue, the school also landed the #25 spot in our “Best General Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $13,986 for bachelor’s degree general computer engineering students per year to attend Purdue University - Main Campus.
The 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 93%.
University of Central Florida landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Computer Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. This large school is located in Orlando, Florida, and it awarded 108 bachelors’s general computer engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for UCF is $10,274 for Bachelor’s Degree General Computer Engineering students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, 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 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Central Florida General Computer Engineering Report
Florida International University landed the #16 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Computer Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Miami, Florida, this large public school handed out 110 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general computer engineering students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Florida International University is $7,296 for bachelor’s degree general computer engineering students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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University of South Alabama came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Computer Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of South Alabama is located in Mobile, Alabama and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 25 bachelors’s general computer engineering degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for USA is $15,501 for Bachelor’s Degree General Computer Engineering students.
With a ranking of #18, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Computer Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s list. San Luis Obispo, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general computer engineering degrees to 97 students in 2019-2020.
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best General Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $21,595 for Bachelor’s Degree General Computer Engineering students per year to attend Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, 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 94%.
Florida State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Computer Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #19. Tallahassee, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general computer engineering degrees to 41 students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Florida State University is $9,789 for bachelor’s degree general computer engineering students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
University of Florida did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Computer Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #20. Gainesville, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general computer engineering degrees to 108 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on this list, UF is in the top on our “Best General Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category. It costs about $6,302 for Bachelor’s Degree General Computer Engineering students per year to attend University of Florida.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Florida General Computer Engineering Report
San Jose State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Computer Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #21. San Jose State University is a large public school situated in San Jose, California. It awarded 146 bachelors’s general computer engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for San Jose State is $14,928 for bachelor’s degree general computer engineering students.
The low student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full San Jose State University General Computer Engineering Report
With a ranking of #22, University of Houston did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Computer Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s list. UH is a large public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 30 bachelors’s general computer engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend UH is $12,838 for Bachelor’s Degree General Computer Engineering 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.
Full University of Houston General Computer Engineering Report
Southern Illinois University Carbondale came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Computer Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. This fairly large school is located in Carbondale, Illinois, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s general computer engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $16,945 for bachelor’s degree general computer engineering students per year to attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale.
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Tennessee Technological University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Computer Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Tennessee Technological University is a fairly large public school situated in Cookeville, Tennessee. It awarded 19 bachelors’s general computer engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Tennessee Technological University is $15,929 for Bachelor’s Degree General Computer Engineering 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%.
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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Computer Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. UT Rio Grande Valley is located in Edinburg, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 33 bachelors’s general computer engineering degrees to qualified students.
The yearly cost to attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is $4,514 for bachelor’s degree general computer engineering students.
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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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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- *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
- 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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