2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Computer Engineering in the Southeast Region
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In 2019-2020, 16,932 people earned their degree in computer engineering, making the major the 60th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, computer engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $68,762 and had an average of $25,829 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 3,151 computer engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $64,393 and $25,713 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,443 computer engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value CE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 53 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in computer engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent computer engineering programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the computer engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value CE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value CE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Computer Engineering in the Southeast Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value CE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Tampa, Florida, and it awarded 65 bachelors’s CE degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree ce students list, USF Tampa has also earned the #16 rank in our “Best Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of South Florida - Main Campus is $8,355 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree CE students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, 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 92%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Florida. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value CE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. UCF is a large public school situated in Orlando, Florida. It awarded 108 bachelors’s CE degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCF, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UCF is $10,274 for southeast region bachelor’s degree ce students.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, 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 Florida International University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value CE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. Florida International University is a large school located in Miami, Florida that handed out 110 bachelors’s CE degrees in 2019-2020.
FIU also took the #22 spot in our “Best Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Florida International University is $7,296 for southeast region bachelor’s degree ce 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Alabama. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value CE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. USA is a fairly large school located in Mobile, Alabama that handed out 25 bachelors’s CE degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for University of South Alabama is $15,501 for southeast region bachelor’s degree ce students.
Out of the 53 schools in the Best Value CE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Tallahassee, Florida, this large public school handed out 41 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s CE students in 2019-2020.
Florida State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Florida State is $9,789 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree CE students.
The low student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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University of Florida came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value CE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Gainesville, Florida, this large public school handed out 108 degrees to qualified bachelors’s CE students in 2019-2020.
UF also took the #6 spot in our “Best Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UF is $6,302 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree CE students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Tennessee Technological University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value CE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Tennessee Tech University is located in Cookeville, Tennessee and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 19 bachelors’s CE degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for Tennessee Tech University is $15,929 for southeast region bachelor’s degree ce 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%.
Harding University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value CE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Harding is a small school located in Searcy, Arkansas that handed out 5 bachelors’s CE degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Harding is $19,375 for southeast region bachelor’s degree ce students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value CE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Florida A&M University is a public institution located in Tallahassee, Florida. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $15,060 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree CE students per year to attend Florida A&M University.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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With a ranking of #10, Virginia Tech did quite well on the 2022 Best Value CE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 179 bachelors’s CE degrees to qualified students.
Virginia Tech also took the #5 spot in our “Best Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $21,198 for southeast region bachelor’s degree ce students per year to attend Virginia Tech.
The student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, 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%.
North Carolina A & T State University landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value CE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. NC A&T is a fairly large school located in Greensboro, North Carolina that handed out 23 bachelors’s CE degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $10,274 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree CE students per year to attend North Carolina A & T State University.
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Georgia Southern University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value CE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. GaSou is a large public school situated in Statesboro, Georgia. It awarded 2 bachelors’s CE degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for GaSou is $15,536 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree CE students.
Florida Atlantic University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value CE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #13. FAU is a large school located in Boca Raton, Florida that handed out 48 bachelors’s CE degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for FAU is $10,186 for southeast region bachelor’s degree ce students.
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With a ranking of #14, West Virginia University Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2022 Best Value CE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Beckley, West Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s CE degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for West Virginia University Institute of Technology is $10,569 for southeast region bachelor’s degree ce students.
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North Carolina State University ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value CE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Raleigh, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s CE degrees to 132 students in 2019-2020.
NC State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $16,458 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree CE students per year to attend NC State.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Kennesaw State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value CE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #16. KSU Georgia is a large public school situated in Kennesaw, Georgia. It awarded 84 bachelors’s CE degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for KSU Georgia is $17,221 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree CE students.
University of North Carolina at Charlotte did quite well in the 2022 Best Value CE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #17. University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a large public school situated in Charlotte, North Carolina. It awarded 67 bachelors’s CE degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNC Charlotte, the school also landed the #23 spot in our “Best Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $16,529 for southeast region bachelor’s degree ce students per year to attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
University of Memphis did quite well in the 2022 Best Value CE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #18. UofM is located in Memphis, Tennessee and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 20 bachelors’s CE degrees to qualified students.
It costs about $13,248 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree CE students per year to attend UofM.
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With a ranking of #19, The University of West Florida did quite well on the 2022 Best Value CE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. The University of West Florida is a fairly large school located in Pensacola, Florida that handed out 8 bachelors’s CE degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend UWF is $7,406 for southeast region bachelor’s degree ce students.
Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus landed the #20 spot on the 2022 Best Value CE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. This large school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 187 bachelors’s CE degrees in 2019-2020.
Georgia Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus is $14,739 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree CE students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%.
Mississippi State University landed the #21 spot on the 2022 Best Value CE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Mississippi State University is a large school located in Mississippi State, Mississippi that handed out 28 bachelors’s CE degrees in 2019-2020.
Mississippi State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #25 on our “Best Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Mississippi State University is $16,173 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree CE students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
University of Alabama in Huntsville landed the #22 spot on the 2022 Best Value CE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Huntsville, Alabama, and it awarded 56 bachelors’s CE degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $15,860 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree CE students per year to attend University of Alabama in Huntsville.
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Florida Gulf Coast University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value CE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #23. FGCU is a fairly large public school situated in Fort Myers, Florida. It awarded 56 bachelors’s CE degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $11,606 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree CE students per year to attend Florida Gulf Coast University.
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With a ranking of #24, Arkansas Tech University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value CE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. ATU is located in Russellville, Arkansas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s CE degrees to qualified students.
The yearly cost to attend ATU is $10,772 for southeast region bachelor’s degree ce students.
With a ranking of #25, University of Georgia did quite well on the 2022 Best Value CE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Athens, Georgia, this large public school awarded 35 degrees to qualified bachelors’s CE students in 2019-2020.
UGA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UGA is $13,649 for southeast region bachelor’s degree ce students.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, 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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