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2022 Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

7 Ranked Colleges
209 Degrees Awarded
$25,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Software Engineering is the 195th most popular major in the country with 3,874 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southeast region, there were 368 software engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 209 software engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in software engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality software engineering programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the software 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 Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Software Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Florida Gulf Coast University

Fort Myers, Florida
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Gulf Coast University landed the #1 spot on the list. FGCU is a fairly large school located in Fort Myers, Florida that handed out 56 bachelors’s computer software engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

FGCU also made our “Best Software Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for Florida Gulf Coast University is $7,824 for southeast region bachelor’s degree computer software engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#2

Kennesaw State University

Kennesaw, Georgia
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kennesaw State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Kennesaw State University is a public institution located in Kennesaw, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 57 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

KSU Georgia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Software Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend KSU Georgia is $13,975 for southeast region bachelor’s degree computer software engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full KSU Georgia Software Engineering Report

#3

Lipscomb University

Nashville, Tennessee
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Lipscomb University landed the #3 spot on the list. Lipscomb University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Nashville, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Lipscomb also made our “Best Software Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #6. The yearly cost to attend Lipscomb is $20,036 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Computer Software Engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

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 student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Software Engineering at Lipscomb University

#4

Florida Institute of Technology

Melbourne, Florida
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Institute of Technology landed the #4 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Melbourne, Florida, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s computer software engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Florida Tech, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Software Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $26,604 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Computer Software Engineering students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Florida Tech.

Full Florida Tech Software Engineering Report

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Daytona Beach, Florida, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 18 degrees to qualified bachelors’s computer software engineering students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Software Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach is $30,429 for southeast region bachelor’s degree computer software engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach Software Engineering Report

#6

University of Miami

Coral Gables, Florida
#2 in overall quality

University of Miami did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #6. This fairly large school is located in Coral Gables, Florida, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s computer software engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

U Miami also took the #2 spot in our “Best Software Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend U Miami is $42,611 for southeast region bachelor’s degree computer software engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low 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%.

Read more about Software Engineering at University of Miami

#7

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale, Florida
#7 in overall quality

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 21 bachelors’s computer software engineering degrees to qualified students.

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Software Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is $33,435 for southeast region bachelor’s degree computer software engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

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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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