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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Software Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

7 Ranked Colleges
209 Degrees Awarded
$24,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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 “Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 $30-$48k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in software engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great software engineering programs and cost less that 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. 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 $30-$48k

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 $30-$48k.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Software Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Florida Gulf Coast University

Fort Myers, Florida
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida Gulf Coast University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This fairly large school is located in Fort Myers, Florida, and it awarded 56 bachelors’s computer software engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

FGCU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Software Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Florida Gulf Coast University is $8,748 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Computer Software Engineering students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Florida Gulf Coast University Software Engineering Report

#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 $30-$48k. Located in Kennesaw, Georgia, this large public school awarded 57 degrees to qualified bachelors’s computer software engineering students 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 $14,910 for southeast region bachelor’s degree computer software engineering students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full KSU Georgia Software Engineering Report

#3

Lipscomb University

Nashville, Tennessee
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lipscomb University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Lipscomb is a small school located in Nashville, Tennessee that handed out 1 bachelors’s computer software engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Lipscomb also took the #6 spot in our “Best Software Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Lipscomb University is $20,503 for southeast region bachelor’s degree computer software engineering students whose families make $30-$48k.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Software Engineering at Lipscomb

#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 $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Institute of Technology landed the #4 spot on the list. Melbourne, Florida is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s computer software engineering degrees to 21 students in 2019-2020.

Florida Tech also took the #4 spot in our “Best Software Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Florida Institute of Technology is $27,860 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Computer Software Engineering students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Florida Tech Software Engineering Report

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach is a private not-for-profit institution located in Daytona Beach, Florida. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Software Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $30,453 for southeast region bachelor’s degree computer software engineering students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach.

The low student loan default rate of 4.7% 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 full report on Software Engineering at Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach

#6

University of Miami

Coral Gables, Florida
#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University of Miami did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Coral Gables, Florida, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s computer software engineering students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree computer software engineering students whose families make $30-$48k list, U Miami has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Software Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Miami is $36,623 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Computer Software Engineering students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Software Engineering at U Miami

#7

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale, Florida
#7 in overall quality

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #7. Fort Lauderdale, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s computer software engineering degrees to 21 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Software Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $33,303 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Computer Software Engineering students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale.

Read more about Software Engineering at Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale

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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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