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2023 Best Software Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region

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242 Degrees Awarded
$35,700 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Computer Software Engineering for a Bachelor's

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Computer Software Engineering for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2020-2021, 4,251 people earned their degree in software engineering, making the major the 167th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 453 software engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 242 software engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Computer Software Engineering for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in software engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great software engineering programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the software engineering program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Computer Software Engineering for a Bachelor’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree vets studying computer software engineering.

Top 5 Best Software Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida Institute of Technology. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Computer Software Engineering for a Bachelor’s. This medium-sized school is located in Melbourne, Florida, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s computer software engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Florida Tech, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Software Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Of the 6,775 students enrolled at Florida Tech, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,500. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Computer Software Engineering for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach landed the #2 spot on the list. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach is a medium-sized school located in Daytona Beach, Florida that handed out 15 bachelors’s computer software engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach also made our “Best Software Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3.Our most recent data shows that 789 of the 8,797 students enrolled at Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach were GI Bill® students, of which 521 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $18,573. To help with additional expenses, 347 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach offers credit for military training for eligible students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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University of Miami
Coral Gables, Florida

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Computer Software Engineering for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Miami landed the #3 spot on the list. Coral Gables, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s computer software engineering degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.

U Miami also made our “Best Software Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2.According to our most recent data, University of Miami supports 17,809 students, and 4 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 4 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $22,198. In addition to receiving other benefits, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Miami does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Computer Software Engineering for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Gulf Coast University landed the #4 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Fort Myers, Florida, and it awarded 72 bachelors’s computer software engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

FGCU also took the #5 spot in our “Best Software Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Among the 15,358 students enrolled at FGCU, 362 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 232 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,284. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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Full Sail University
Winter Park, Florida

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Full Sail University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Computer Software Engineering for a Bachelor’s. Full Sail University is a large school located in Winter Park, Florida that handed out 27 bachelors’s computer software engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Full Sail University, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Software Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Full Sail University supports 24,627 students, and 4,199 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 3,206 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $15,240. On top of their other funding sources, 604 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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