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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Software Engineering (Income Over $110k) in the Southwest Region

6 Ranked Colleges
324 Degrees Awarded
$23,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Vallue Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” 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 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.

For this year’s “Best Vallue Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer 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.

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 Vallue Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree computer software engineering students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Software Engineering (Income Over $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 Vallue Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Richardson, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s computer software engineering degrees to 124 students in 2019-2020.

UT Dallas not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Software Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend The University of Texas at Dallas is $15,232 for southwest region bachelor’s degree computer software engineering students whose families make more than $110k.

With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. 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%.

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#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Vallue Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #2 spot on the list. ASU - Tempe is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 40 bachelors’s computer software engineering degrees to qualified students.

ASU - Tempe also made our “Best Software Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend ASU - Tempe is $11,706 for southwest region bachelor’s degree computer software engineering students whose families make more than $110k.

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

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Arlington. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Vallue Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. The University of Texas at Arlington is a public institution located in Arlington, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 51 bachelors’s 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 The University of Texas at Arlington is $14,246 for southwest region bachelor’s degree computer software engineering students whose families make more than $110k.

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#4

St. Mary's University

San Antonio, Texas
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St. Mary’s University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Vallue Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. St. Mary’s University is a private not-for-profit institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree computer software engineering students whose families make more than $110k list, St. Mary’s has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Software Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $19,276 for southwest region bachelor’s degree computer software engineering students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend St. Mary’s University.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Skysong. The school came in at #4 for the Best Vallue Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. Arizona State University - 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 more than $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 $13,971 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Computer Software Engineering students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Arizona State University - Skysong.

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#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Oklahoma. The school came in at #5 for the Best Vallue Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. 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 $16,562 for southwest region bachelor’s degree computer software engineering students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend UCO.

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#3 in overall quality

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Located in Prescott, Arizona, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 12 degrees to qualified bachelors’s computer software engineering students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree computer software engineering students whose families make more than $110k list, Embry-Riddle Prescott has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Software Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $35,396 for southwest region bachelor’s degree computer software engineering students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott.

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%.

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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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