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2023 Most Well Attended CE Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate

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Most Well Attended CE Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended CE Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Computer Engineering is the 56th most popular major in the country with 17,987 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 32 computer engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,218 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended CE Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in computer engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular computer engineering programs in the United States.

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Most Well Attended CE Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended CE Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate”.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended CE Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate list. Texas A&M College Station is a public institution located in College Station, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 16 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full Texas A&M University - College Station Computer Engineering Report

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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 Most Well Attended CE Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate list. ASU - Tempe is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 doctorate’s CE degrees to qualified 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. 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%.

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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 #3 for the Most Well Attended CE Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate. This large school is located in Richardson, Texas, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s CE 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 more about Computer Engineering at The University of Texas at Dallas

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Arlington. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended CE Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate. Arlington, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s CE degrees to 2 students 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 Tulsa
Tulsa, Oklahoma

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Tulsa. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended CE Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate. University of Tulsa is a private not-for-profit institution located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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 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 more about Computer Engineering at University of Tulsa

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Southern Methodist University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended CE Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #6. This fairly large school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 17 doctorate’s CE degrees in 2020-2021.

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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