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

6 Ranked Colleges
324 Degrees Awarded
$14,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 3,874 people earned their degree in software engineering, making the major the 195th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 546 software engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 324 software engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in software engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality software engineering programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the software engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

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

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large public school awarded 40 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s computer software engineering 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 Software Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for ASU - Tempe is $7,044 for southwest region bachelor’s degree computer software engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Arizona State University - Tempe Software Engineering Report

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Dallas landed the #2 spot on the list. UT Dallas is a large school located in Richardson, Texas that handed out 124 bachelors’s computer software engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree computer software engineering students whose families make $0-$30k list, UT Dallas has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Software Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UT Dallas is $10,857 for southwest region bachelor’s degree computer software engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #3 spot on the list. The University of Texas at Arlington is located in Arlington, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 51 bachelors’s computer software engineering degrees to qualified students.

UT Arlington also took the #4 spot in our “Best Software Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UT Arlington is $11,811 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Computer Software Engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Software Engineering at The University of Texas at Arlington

#7 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Oklahoma landed the #4 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Edmond, Oklahoma, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s computer software engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UCO not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Software Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $12,297 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Computer Software Engineering students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UCO.

Read full report on Software Engineering at UCO

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #4 spot on the list. Scottsdale, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s computer software engineering degrees to 90 students in 2019-2020.

ASU - Skysong also made our “Best Software Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for Arizona State University - Skysong is $12,037 for southwest region bachelor’s degree computer software engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Software Engineering at ASU - Skysong

#5

St. Mary's University

San Antonio, Texas
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, St. Mary’s University landed the #5 spot on the list. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s computer software engineering degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

St. Mary’s did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Software Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for St. Mary’s University is $15,338 for southwest region bachelor’s degree computer software engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full St. Mary’s Software Engineering Report

#3 in overall quality

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #6. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott is a small school located in Prescott, Arizona that handed out 12 bachelors’s computer software engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Embry-Riddle Prescott did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Software Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott is $31,082 for southwest 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%.

Read more about Software Engineering at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott

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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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