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2022 Best Value General Computer Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region

9 Ranked Colleges
387 Degrees Awarded
$25,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value General Computer Engineering Schools for a Master's in the Southwest Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value General Computer Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

General Computer Engineering is the 61st most popular major in the country with 12,892 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 1,171 general computer engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 387 general computer engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Computer Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in general computer engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general computer engineering 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 general computer engineering 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 General Computer Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree general computer engineering students.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Computer Engineering in the Southwest Region

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Computer Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M College Station is located in College Station, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 120 masters’s general computer engineering degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M College Station, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Computer Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 139 masters’s general computer engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Tempe are $27,048.

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#5 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value General Computer Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #3 spot on the list. The University of Texas at Arlington is a large school located in Arlington, Texas that handed out 14 masters’s general computer engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Arlington also took the #5 spot in our “Best General Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Arlington are $23,376, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value General Computer Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. Located in Denton, Texas, this large public school awarded 9 degrees to qualified masters’s general computer engineering students in 2019-2020.

UNT also made our “Best General Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNT are $15,618, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Dallas. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value General Computer Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. UT Dallas is a large school located in Richardson, Texas that handed out 25 masters’s general computer engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Dallas also made our “Best General Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Dallas are $28,610, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UT Dallas General Computer Engineering Report

#6 in overall quality

University of Houston - Clear Lake did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Computer Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #6. This medium-sized school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 19 masters’s general computer engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UH Clear Lake also took the #6 spot in our “Best General Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UH Clear Lake are $19,216, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#9 in overall quality

University of New Mexico - Main Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Computer Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this large public school handed out 16 degrees to qualified masters’s general computer engineering students in 2019-2020.

UNM also made our “Best General Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #9. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNM are $19,890, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#8 in overall quality

The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Computer Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #8. UTSA is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 masters’s general computer engineering degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree general computer engineering students list, UTSA has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best General Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at San Antonio are $25,807, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#1 in overall quality

Southern Methodist University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value General Computer Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. SMU is a fairly large school located in Dallas, Texas that handed out 26 masters’s general computer engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SMU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Methodist University are $47,478, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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Notes and References

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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *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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