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2022 Best Value CE Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region

12 Ranked Colleges
584 Degrees Awarded
$23,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value CE Schools for a Master's in the Southwest Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value CE Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region” ranking.

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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 584 computer engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value CE Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 12 colleges that offered a degree 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 Master’s in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value CE Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region.

Top 12 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Computer Engineering in the Southwest Region

#2 in overall quality

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 Master’s in the Southwest Region. Located in College Station, Texas, this large public school awarded 120 diplomas to qualified masters’s CE students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree ce students list, Texas A&M College Station has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Computer Engineering at Texas A&M University - College Station

#2

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value CE Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region. Texas Tech is a public institution located in Lubbock, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree ce students list, Texas Tech has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech are $17,530, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3 in overall quality

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value CE Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #3 spot on the list. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large public school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 219 masters’s CE degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best 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 12 schools in the Best Value CE 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 #4 spot on the list. The University of Texas at Arlington is a large public school situated in Arlington, Texas. It awarded 27 masters’s CE degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree ce students list, UT Arlington has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Arlington are $23,376, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value CE Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. Denton, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s CE degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNT, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best 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 UNT are $15,618.

Read more about Computer Engineering at University of North Texas

The University of Texas at El Paso landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value CE Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region ranking. UTEP is located in El Paso, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 46 masters’s CE degrees to qualified students.

UTEP also made our “Best Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #11. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UTEP are $16,180.

Read full report on Computer Engineering at The University of Texas at El Paso

With a ranking of #7, The University of Texas at Dallas did quite well on the 2022 Best Value CE Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. Richardson, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s CE degrees to 54 students in 2019-2020.

UT Dallas not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Dallas are $28,610, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Computer Engineering at UT Dallas

#7 in overall quality

University of Houston - Clear Lake did quite well in the 2022 Best Value CE Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #8. Houston, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s CE degrees to 36 students in 2019-2020.

UH Clear Lake also made our “Best Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Houston - Clear Lake are $19,216, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Houston - Clear Lake Computer Engineering Report

#9

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#10 in overall quality

University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value CE Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #9. This large school is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and it awarded 16 masters’s CE degrees in 2019-2020.

UNM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Mexico - Main Campus are $19,890, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#10

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#12 in overall quality

Texas State University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value CE Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. Texas State University is a large school located in San Marcos, Texas that handed out 6 masters’s CE degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas State also made our “Best Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #12. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas State University are $17,040, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Computer Engineering at Texas State University

#9 in overall quality

The University of Texas at San Antonio came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value CE Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region ranking. The University of Texas at San Antonio is a large public school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 13 masters’s CE degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree ce students list, UTSA has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best 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 UTSA are $25,807.

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Southern Methodist University landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value CE Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Dallas, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s CE degrees to 31 students in 2019-2020.

SMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best 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 SMU are $47,478.

Full Southern Methodist University 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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