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2022 Best Value CE Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region

4 Ranked Colleges
38 Degrees Awarded
$25,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value CE Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value CE Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 the Southwest region, there were 1,724 computer engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,490 and $27,193 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 38 computer engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value CE Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 4 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value CE Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree ce students.

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Computer Engineering in the Southwest Region

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value CE Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #1 spot on the list. Texas A&M University - College Station is located in College Station, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 20 doctorate’s CE degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree ce students list, Texas A&M College Station has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Computer Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M College Station are $22,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value CE Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #2 spot on the list. The University of Texas at Arlington is a public institution located in Arlington, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Arlington also made our “Best Computer Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Arlington are $23,376, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UT Arlington Computer Engineering Report

#2

University of Tulsa

Tulsa, Oklahoma
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Tulsa. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value CE Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region. This small school is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s CE degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Tulsa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Computer Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Tulsa are $24,080, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Computer Engineering at University of Tulsa

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value CE Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #3 spot on the list. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s CE degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ASU - Tempe, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Computer Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full ASU - Tempe Computer Engineering Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Dallas. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value CE Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. UT Dallas is a public institution located in Richardson, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree ce students list, UT Dallas has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Computer Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. 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 Computer Engineering Report

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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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