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2022 Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region

8 Ranked Colleges
133 Degrees Awarded
$24,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Master's in the Southeast Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” ranking - to help you make that 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 Southeast region, there were 368 software engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 133 software engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

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 Southeast Region

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

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Software Engineering in the Southeast Region

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Daytona Beach, Florida. It awarded 9 masters’s computer software engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach also made our “Best Software Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach are $19,736, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Software Engineering at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach

#2

Lipscomb University

Nashville, Tennessee
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lipscomb University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Nashville, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s computer software engineering degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

Lipscomb also made our “Best Software Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lipscomb are $18,000, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Lipscomb University Software Engineering Report

#3

East Carolina University

Greenville, North Carolina
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend East Carolina University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region. ECU is a large school located in Greenville, North Carolina that handed out 10 masters’s computer software engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

ECU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Software Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at ECU are $20,685, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Software Engineering at East Carolina University

#4

Mercer University

Macon, Georgia
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mercer University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Mercer University is located in Macon, Georgia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s computer software engineering degrees to qualified students.

Mercer also took the #7 spot in our “Best Software Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Mercer University are $15,264.

Read full report on Software Engineering at Mercer University

#5

University of South Carolina - Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Carolina - Columbia. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region. Located in Columbia, South Carolina, this large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified masters’s computer software engineering students in 2019-2020.

UofSC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Software Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UofSC are $30,160, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Software Engineering at University of South Carolina - Columbia

#6

West Virginia University

Morgantown, West Virginia
#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, West Virginia University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. WVU is a large public school situated in Morgantown, West Virginia. It awarded 14 masters’s computer software engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WVU, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Software Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at West Virginia University are $26,154, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Software Engineering at WVU

#7

Kennesaw State University

Kennesaw, Georgia
#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Kennesaw State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Kennesaw, Georgia, and it awarded 31 masters’s computer software engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

KSU Georgia also took the #8 spot in our “Best Software Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at KSU Georgia are $21,174, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full KSU Georgia Software Engineering Report

#8

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia
#1 in overall quality

George Mason University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #8. George Mason University is a large school located in Fairfax, Virginia that handed out 35 masters’s computer software engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at GMU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Software Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at GMU are $37,410, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Software Engineering at GMU

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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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