2027 Best Value Software Engineering Schools in Indiana
[Software Engineering](/majors/engineering/ce-computer-engineering/software-engineering/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
For its 2027 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools to find the best return on investment for software engineering students.
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2027 Best Value Software Engineering Schools in Indiana
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the software engineering degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Software Engineering Schools
Our analysis ranked Purdue University Main Campus the best value for a degree in software engineering in Indiana. Purdue University Main Campus is a very large public school located in the city of West Lafayette. Students from in state pay about $9,992 in tuition and fees, with out-of-state students paying around $28,794. Software Engineering graduates carry a median of $23,000 in student loans. Soon after graduation, software engineering degree recipients from Purdue University Main Campus generally make around $63,111. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Roughly 50% of applicants are accepted.
Trine University came in at #2 on our 2027 list of the best value software engineering schools. Located in the town of Angola, Trine University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $36,560. Students borrow a median of $25,765 to complete the software engineering program here. Early-career software engineering graduates make about $67,500. That is a strong return on a $25,765 median debt. The acceptance rate is 86%.
Rose Hulman Institute Of Technology came in at #3 on our 2027 list of the best value software engineering schools. Located in the city of Terre Haute, Rose Hulman Institute Of Technology is a mid-sized private not-for-profit university. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $56,046. Students borrow a median of $24,834 to complete the software engineering program here. Early-career software engineering graduates make about $92,123. That is a strong return on a $24,834 median debt. The acceptance rate is 77%.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 3 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 3 ranked schools only.
- 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).
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