2022 Best Value CE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region
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 CE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 Southwest region, there were 1,724 computer engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,490 and $27,193 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,067 computer engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value CE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 23 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in computer engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great computer engineering programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the 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 CE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value CE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region.
Top 23 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Computer Engineering in the Southwest Region
Out of the 23 schools in the Best Value CE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #1 spot on the list. Scottsdale, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s CE degrees to 90 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree ce students list, ASU - Skysong has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Arizona State University - Skysong is $13,971 for southwest region bachelor’s degree ce students.
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Out of the 23 schools in the Best Value CE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Houston is a large school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 30 bachelors’s CE degrees in 2019-2020.
UH did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UH is $12,838 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree CE 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.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value CE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. UT Rio Grande Valley is located in Edinburg, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 33 bachelors’s CE degrees to qualified students.
UT Rio Grande Valley did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #15 on our “Best Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $4,514 for southwest region bachelor’s degree ce students per year to attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.
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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value CE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Texas Tech is a public institution located in Lubbock, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 47 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Texas Tech is $17,571 for southwest region bachelor’s degree ce students.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Texas. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value CE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region. University of North Texas is a large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 33 bachelors’s CE degrees in 2019-2020.
UNT also made our “Best Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #12. The yearly cost to attend UNT is $15,086 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree CE students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value CE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. The University of Texas at San Antonio is a large school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 60 bachelors’s CE degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree ce students list, UTSA has also earned the #16 rank in our “Best Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $13,853 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree CE students per year to attend The University of Texas at San Antonio.
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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value CE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a public institution located in Norman, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 46 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
University of Oklahoma also took the #8 spot in our “Best Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is $21,145 for southwest region bachelor’s degree ce students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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University of Houston - Clear Lake came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value CE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. UH Clear Lake is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 33 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UH Clear Lake, the school also landed the #14 spot in our “Best Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $10,612 for southwest region bachelor’s degree ce students per year to attend UH Clear Lake.
With a ranking of #9, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value CE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. OSU is a large public school situated in Stillwater, Oklahoma. It awarded 22 bachelors’s CE degrees in 2019-2020.
OSU also took the #13 spot in our “Best Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for OSU is $14,648 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree CE students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Northern Arizona University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value CE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. NAU is a large public school situated in Flagstaff, Arizona. It awarded 14 bachelors’s CE degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at NAU, the school also landed the #21 spot in our “Best Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $12,915 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree CE students per year to attend Northern Arizona University.
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University of Central Oklahoma landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value CE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. UCO is located in Edmond, Oklahoma and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s CE degrees to qualified students.
UCO did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #22 on our “Best Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $16,562 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree CE students per year to attend UCO.
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The University of Texas at Arlington ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value CE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. UT Arlington is located in Arlington, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 95 bachelors’s CE degrees to qualified students.
UT Arlington did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $14,246 for southwest region bachelor’s degree ce students per year to attend The University of Texas at Arlington.
Oklahoma Christian University landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value CE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. OC is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Edmond, Oklahoma. It awarded 8 bachelors’s CE degrees in 2019-2020.
OC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #19 on our “Best Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Oklahoma Christian University is $21,347 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree CE students.
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Arizona State University - Tempe ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value CE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 118 bachelors’s CE degrees in 2019-2020.
ASU - Tempe not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for ASU - Tempe is $11,706 for southwest region bachelor’s degree ce 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.
Prairie View A & M University ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value CE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. PVAMU is a medium-sized public school situated in Prairie View, Texas. It awarded 5 bachelors’s CE degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree ce students list, PVAMU has also earned the #18 rank in our “Best Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for PVAMU is $14,582 for southwest region bachelor’s degree ce students.
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University of New Mexico - Main Campus ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value CE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s CE degrees in 2019-2020.
UNM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #23 on our “Best Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UNM is $14,446 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree CE students.
With a ranking of #17, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on the 2022 Best Value CE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in College Station, Texas, and it awarded 141 bachelors’s CE degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree ce students list, Texas A&M College Station has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M College Station is $19,057 for southwest region bachelor’s degree ce students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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LeTourneau University ranked #18 on this year’s Best Value CE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Longview, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s CE degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree ce students list, LETU has also earned the #17 rank in our “Best Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend LETU is $23,196 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree CE students.
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The University of Texas at Dallas came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Value CE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Richardson, Texas, this large public school handed out 211 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s CE students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Dallas, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Texas at Dallas is $15,232 for southwest region bachelor’s degree ce students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The low student loan default rate of 4.9% 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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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott did quite well in the 2022 Best Value CE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #20. Embry-Riddle Prescott is a small school located in Prescott, Arizona that handed out 21 bachelors’s CE degrees in 2019-2020.
Embry-Riddle Prescott did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $35,396 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree CE students per year to attend Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott.
The low student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%.
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St. Mary’s University landed the #21 spot on the 2022 Best Value CE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. St. Mary’s is a private not-for-profit institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
St. Mary’s not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #20 on our “Best Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $19,276 for southwest region bachelor’s degree ce students per year to attend St. Mary’s University.
University of Tulsa did quite well in the 2022 Best Value CE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #22. University of Tulsa is a small school located in Tulsa, Oklahoma that handed out 6 bachelors’s CE degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Tulsa, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Tulsa is $20,936 for southwest region bachelor’s degree ce students.
Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low student loan default rate of 2.6% 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 ranking of #23, Southern Methodist University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value CE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Southern Methodist University is a fairly large school located in Dallas, Texas that handed out 4 bachelors’s CE degrees in 2019-2020.
SMU also made our “Best Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend Southern Methodist University is $36,222 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree CE students.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.
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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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