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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Software Engineering in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

9 Ranked Colleges
196 Degrees Awarded
$24,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Master's in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” 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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 196 software engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in software engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality software engineering programs that also have a lower cost than 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree computer software engineering students with aid.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Software Engineering in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#3 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 #1 for the Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. UT Dallas is a large school located in Richardson, Texas that handed out 29 masters’s computer software engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Dallas also took the #3 spot in our “Best Software Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Dallas are $28,610.

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#2 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid 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 80 masters’s computer software engineering degrees to qualified students.

ASU - Tempe also made our “Best Software Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at El Paso landed the #3 spot on the list. The University of Texas at El Paso is a large public school situated in El Paso, Texas. It awarded 40 masters’s computer software engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UTEP did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Software Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at El Paso are $16,180.

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#4

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Texas State University is a large school located in San Marcos, Texas that handed out 6 masters’s computer software engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Software Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas State are $17,040.

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#5

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Texas Tech is located in Lubbock, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s computer software engineering degrees to qualified students.

Texas Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Software Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech are $17,530.

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#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, The University of Texas at Arlington did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Arlington, Texas, and it awarded 13 masters’s computer software engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Arlington not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Software Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UT Arlington are $23,376.

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#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, University of Houston - Clear Lake did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s computer software engineering degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.

UH Clear Lake not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Software Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UH Clear Lake are $19,216, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Software Engineering at University of Houston - Clear Lake

#8

St. Mary's University

San Antonio, Texas

St. Mary’s University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. St. Mary’s is a small private not-for-profit school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 2 masters’s computer software engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

St. Mary’s not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Software Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at St. Mary’s University are $19,320, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#1 in overall quality

Southern Methodist University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. SMU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Dallas, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Software Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Methodist University are $47,478, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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