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2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major in the Southwest Region

17 Ranked Colleges
604 Degrees Awarded
$91,362 Avg Salary
Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on CE Major in the Southwest Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2020-2021, 17,987 people earned their degree in computer engineering, making the major the 56th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, computer engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $73,143 and had an average of $24,685 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 1,801 computer engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $69,373 and $24,414 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 604 computer engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,204 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 17 colleges that offer a degree in computer engineering. That schools that top this list have a program in computer engineering in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major in the Southwest Region

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

Top 17 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Computer Engineering in the Southwest Region

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Out of the 17 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston - Clear Lake landed the #1 spot on the list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s CE degrees to 43 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Computer Engineering at University of Houston - Clear Lake

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major in the Southwest Region list. ASU - Tempe is a large public school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 260 masters’s CE degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Computer Engineering at Arizona State University - Tempe

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Advancing Technology. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 1 masters’s CE degrees in 2020-2021.

Full University of Advancing Technology Computer Engineering Report

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St. Mary's University
San Antonio, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St. Mary’s University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major in the Southwest Region list. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s CE degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Computer Engineering at St. Mary’s

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large public school situated in College Station, Texas. It awarded 124 masters’s CE degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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

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The University of Texas at El Paso ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in El Paso, Texas, this large public school handed out 33 diplomas to qualified masters’s CE students in 2020-2021.

Full UTEP Computer Engineering Report

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The University of Texas at Dallas ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major in the Southwest Region list. The University of Texas at Dallas is a public institution located in Richardson, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 47 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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

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University of New Mexico - Main Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this large public school awarded 27 degrees to qualified masters’s CE students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Computer Engineering at UNM

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Southern Methodist University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major in the Southwest Region list. Southern Methodist University is located in Dallas, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 masters’s CE degrees to qualified students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full SMU Computer Engineering Report

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Oklahoma Christian University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major in the Southwest Region list. OC is a small school located in Edmond, Oklahoma that handed out 1 masters’s CE degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad 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%.

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The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #11. The University of Texas at San Antonio is a public institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 12 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full The University of Texas at San Antonio Computer Engineering Report

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The University of Texas at Arlington came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major in the Southwest Region ranking. The University of Texas at Arlington is a large public school situated in Arlington, Texas. It awarded 19 masters’s CE degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full The University of Texas at Arlington Computer Engineering Report

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University of North Texas ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major in the Southwest Region list. UNT is a large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 10 masters’s CE degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full University of North Texas Computer Engineering Report

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University of Tulsa
Tulsa, Oklahoma

University of Tulsa landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and it awarded 1 masters’s CE degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read full report on Computer Engineering at University of Tulsa

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Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas

Texas Tech University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas Tech University is a large school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 4 masters’s CE degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Texas Tech Computer Engineering Report

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Texas State University
San Marcos, Texas

Texas State University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas State University is a large school located in San Marcos, Texas that handed out 2 masters’s CE degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Computer Engineering at Texas State University

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Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, Arizona

Grand Canyon University ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major in the Southwest Region list. Grand Canyon University is a large school located in Phoenix, Arizona that handed out 0 masters’s CE degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Grand Canyon University Computer Engineering Report

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