by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Engineering Major in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Software Engineering is the 167th most popular major in the country with 4,251 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Plains States region, there were 328 software engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 282 software engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Engineering Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in software engineering. That schools that top this list have a program in software engineering in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Engineering Major in the Plains States Region”.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Engineering Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Crookston landed the #1 spot on the list. Crookston, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s computer software engineering degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Engineering Major in the Plains States Region list. Iowa State University is a large public school situated in Ames, Iowa. It awarded 186 bachelors’s computer software engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Dunwoody College of Technology. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Engineering Major in the Plains States Region. Dunwoody College of Technology is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s computer software engineering degrees to qualified students.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full Dunwoody College of Technology Software Engineering Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Drury University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Engineering Major in the Plains States Region. Drury University is located in Springfield, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s computer software engineering degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend William Penn University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Engineering Major in the Plains States Region. Located in Oskaloosa, Iowa, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s computer software engineering students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Software Engineering at William Penn University
Valley City State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Engineering Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #6. This small school is located in Valley City, North Dakota, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s computer software engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Software Engineering at Valley City State University
University of Nebraska - Lincoln ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Engineering Major in the Plains States Region list. Lincoln, Nebraska is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s computer software engineering degrees to 40 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Saint Cloud State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Engineering Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota, this fairly large public school handed out 14 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s computer software engineering students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Central Missouri landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Engineering Major in the Plains States Region ranking. University of Central Missouri is located in Warrensburg, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s computer software engineering degrees to qualified students.
Northwestern College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Engineering Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #10. NWC is a small school located in Orange City, Iowa that handed out 0 bachelors’s computer software engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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