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

6 Ranked Colleges
324 Degrees Awarded
$15,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 $30-$48k” 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.

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 Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree computer software engineering students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Software Engineering (Income $30-$48k) 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 $30-$48k. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 40 bachelors’s computer software engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Software Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $8,921 for southwest region bachelor’s degree computer software engineering students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Arizona State University - Tempe.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Full Arizona State University - Tempe Software Engineering Report

#1 in overall quality

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 #2 for the Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. The University of Texas at Dallas is a large public school situated in Richardson, Texas. It awarded 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 $30-$48k list, UT Dallas has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Software Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UT Dallas is $11,745 for southwest region bachelor’s degree computer software engineering students whose families make $30-$48k.

The low student loan default rate of 4.9% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Arlington. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Arlington, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s computer software engineering degrees to 51 students in 2019-2020.

UT Arlington also took the #4 spot in our “Best Software Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $12,974 for southwest region bachelor’s degree computer software engineering students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend UT Arlington.

Read more about Software Engineering at UT Arlington

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Skysong. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in Scottsdale, Arizona, and it awarded 90 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 $30-$48k list, ASU - Skysong has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Software Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $12,020 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Computer Software Engineering students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend ASU - Skysong.

Read more about Software Engineering at ASU - Skysong

#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 $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Oklahoma landed the #4 spot on the list. UCO is located in Edmond, Oklahoma and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s computer software engineering degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree computer software engineering students whose families make $30-$48k list, UCO has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Software Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UCO is $13,381 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Computer Software Engineering students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Software Engineering at UCO

#5

St. Mary's University

San Antonio, Texas
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend St. Mary’s University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s computer software engineering students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at St. Mary’s, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Software Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for St. Mary’s University is $17,581 for southwest region bachelor’s degree computer software engineering students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full St. Mary’s University Software Engineering Report

#3 in overall quality

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Prescott, Arizona 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 12 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree computer software engineering students whose families make $30-$48k list, Embry-Riddle Prescott has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Software Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott is $32,661 for southwest 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 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on 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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