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

4 Ranked Colleges
214 Degrees Awarded
$17,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 Plains States region, there were 277 software engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 214 software engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in software engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent software engineering programs, but they also cost less that 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Software Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Ames, Iowa, this large public school awarded 145 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s computer software engineering students in 2019-2020.

Iowa State also made our “Best Software Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend Iowa State University is $17,228 for plains states region bachelor’s degree computer software engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Software Engineering at Iowa State University

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This large school is located in Lincoln, Nebraska, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s computer software engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNL, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Software Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Nebraska - Lincoln is $19,663 for plains states region bachelor’s degree computer software engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

The low student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Read more about Software Engineering at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

#3

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, Minnesota
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Cloud State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Saint Cloud State University is a fairly large public school situated in Saint Cloud, Minnesota. It awarded 19 bachelors’s computer software engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

St. Cloud State University also made our “Best Software Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend St. Cloud State University is $17,307 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Computer Software Engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full Saint Cloud State University Software Engineering Report

#4

University of Central Missouri

Warrensburg, Missouri
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Missouri. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. UCM is a medium-sized school located in Warrensburg, Missouri that handed out 8 bachelors’s computer software engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UCM also took the #4 spot in our “Best Software Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $15,874 for plains states region bachelor’s degree computer software engineering students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend University of Central Missouri.

Read more about Software Engineering at University of Central Missouri

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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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