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2022 Best Value CE Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas

13 Ranked Colleges
720 Degrees Awarded
$16,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value CE Schools for a Bachelor's in Texas

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value CE Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Computer Engineering is the 60th most popular major in the country with 16,932 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 Texas, there were 1,133 computer engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,467 and $25,756 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 720 computer engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value CE Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas” ranking analyzed 13 colleges that offered a degree 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the computer engineering program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value CE Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas

The colleges and universities below are the best for texas bachelor’s degree ce students.

Top 13 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Computer Engineering in Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value CE Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas. This large school is located in College Station, Texas, and it awarded 141 bachelors’s CE degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M College Station, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. It costs about $19,057 for Texas Bachelor’s Degree CE students per year to attend Texas A&M University - College Station.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

Read full report on Computer Engineering at Texas A&M University - College Station

#2

University of Houston

Houston, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value CE Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas list. University of Houston is located in Houston, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 30 bachelors’s CE degrees to qualified students.

UH also made our “Best Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend UH is $12,838 for texas bachelor’s degree ce students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

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#3

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas

Out of the 13 schools in the Best Value CE Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #3 spot on the list. Texas Tech University is located in Lubbock, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 47 bachelors’s CE degrees to qualified students.

Texas Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. The yearly cost to attend Texas Tech University is $17,571 for Texas Bachelor’s Degree CE students.

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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Dallas. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value CE Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas. Richardson, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s CE degrees to 211 students in 2019-2020.

UT Dallas did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. It costs about $15,232 for Texas Bachelor’s Degree CE students per year to attend UT Dallas.

With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Computer Engineering at The University of Texas at Dallas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Arlington. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value CE Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas list. Located in Arlington, Texas, this large public school handed out 95 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s CE students in 2019-2020.

UT Arlington also made our “Best Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #6. The yearly cost to attend UT Arlington is $14,246 for Texas Bachelor’s Degree CE students.

Read full report on Computer Engineering at The University of Texas at Arlington

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value CE Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas 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 CE degrees to qualified students.

UT Rio Grande Valley also made our “Best Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #9. The yearly cost to attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is $4,514 for Texas Bachelor’s Degree CE students.

The low student loan default rate of 4.8% 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%.

Read full report on Computer Engineering at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well in the 2022 Best Value CE Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas ranking, coming in at #7. This large school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 60 bachelors’s CE degrees in 2019-2020.

UTSA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. It costs about $13,853 for texas bachelor’s degree ce students per year to attend UTSA.

Read more about Computer Engineering at The University of Texas at San Antonio

University of North Texas ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value CE Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas list. This large school is located in Denton, Texas, and it awarded 33 bachelors’s CE degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our texas bachelor’s degree ce students list, UNT has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. It costs about $15,086 for texas bachelor’s degree ce students per year to attend UNT.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full University of North Texas Computer Engineering Report

University of Houston - Clear Lake did quite well in the 2022 Best Value CE Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas ranking, coming in at #9. 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.

UH Clear Lake not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. It costs about $10,612 for texas bachelor’s degree ce students per year to attend University of Houston - Clear Lake.

Full UH Clear Lake Computer Engineering Report

#10

Prairie View A & M University

Prairie View, Texas
#12 in overall quality

With a ranking of #10, Prairie View A & M University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value CE Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas list. PVAMU is a medium-sized school located in Prairie View, Texas that handed out 5 bachelors’s CE degrees in 2019-2020.

PVAMU also took the #12 spot in our “Best Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. The yearly cost to attend PVAMU is $14,582 for Texas Bachelor’s Degree CE students.

Full PVAMU Computer Engineering Report

#11

LeTourneau University

Longview, Texas
#11 in overall quality

LeTourneau University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value CE Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas ranking. LeTourneau University is a small school located in Longview, Texas that handed out 5 bachelors’s CE degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our texas bachelor’s degree ce students list, LETU has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. The yearly cost to attend LETU is $23,196 for texas bachelor’s degree ce students.

Full LeTourneau University Computer Engineering Report

#12

St. Mary's University

San Antonio, Texas

St. Mary’s University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value CE Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas ranking, coming in at #12. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 23 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s CE students in 2019-2020.

St. Mary’s also took the #13 spot in our “Best Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for St. Mary’s University is $19,276 for Texas Bachelor’s Degree CE students.

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#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #13, Southern Methodist University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value CE Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas list. Dallas, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s CE degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our texas bachelor’s degree ce students list, SMU has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. It costs about $36,222 for Texas Bachelor’s Degree CE students per year to attend SMU.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

Read more about Computer Engineering at Southern Methodist University

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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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