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2022 Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

6 Ranked Colleges
324 Degrees Awarded
$21,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 $75-$110k” ranking.

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

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 $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the software engineering program at the school. 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 $75-$110k

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 $75-$110k.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Software Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Dallas. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. The University of Texas at Dallas is a large school located in Richardson, Texas that handed out 124 bachelors’s computer software engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Dallas, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Software Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend The University of Texas at Dallas is $20,552 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Computer Software Engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.

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#2 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 $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 40 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 $75-$110k list, ASU - Tempe has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Software Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $17,373 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Computer Software Engineering students whose families make $75-$110k 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%.

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#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 $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #3 spot on the list. UT Arlington is a large public school situated in Arlington, Texas. It awarded 51 bachelors’s computer software engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Arlington, the school also landed 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 $16,473 for southwest region bachelor’s degree computer software engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#4

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 #4 for the Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. St. Mary’s is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s computer software engineering degrees to qualified students.

St. Mary’s not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Software Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for St. Mary’s is $21,960 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Computer Software Engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Skysong. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. ASU - Skysong is a large public school situated in Scottsdale, Arizona. 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 $75-$110k 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 $20,321 for southwest region bachelor’s degree computer software engineering students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend ASU - Skysong.

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#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Oklahoma. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. UCO is a public institution located in Edmond, Oklahoma. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UCO did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Software Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $21,330 for southwest region bachelor’s degree computer software engineering students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend University of Central Oklahoma.

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#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 $75-$110k ranking. Located in Prescott, Arizona, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 12 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s computer software engineering students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Embry-Riddle Prescott, the school also landed the #3 spot 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 $35,342 for southwest region bachelor’s degree computer software engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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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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