2024 Best Software Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region
9Colleges in the Southwest Region
593Computer Software Engineering Degrees Awarded
Software Engineering is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #167 most popular degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 9 schools in the Southwest Region to determine which ones were the best for software engineering students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 593 degrees in software engineering to qualified students.
Your choice of software engineering school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Software Engineering School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
The computer software engineering school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Software Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region.
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Best Schools for Software Engineering in the Southwest Region
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the computer software engineering degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Southwest Region Schools in Computer Software Engineering
It is hard to beat Southern Methodist University if you wish to pursue a degree in software engineering. SMU is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Dallas. A Best Colleges rank of #73 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means SMU is a great university overall.
There were about 9 software engineering students who graduated with this degree at SMU in the most recent data year.
It's difficult to beat The University of Texas at Dallas if you wish to pursue a degree in software engineering. UT Dallas is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Richardson. A Best Colleges rank of #216 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UT Dallas is a great university overall.
There were approximately 134 software engineering students who graduated with this degree at UT Dallas in the most recent year we have data available.
Arizona State University - Tempe is a wonderful choice for students interested in a degree in software engineering. Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #119 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means ASU - Tempe is a great university overall.
There were roughly 167 software engineering students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Tempe in the most recent data year.
It is hard to beat The University of Texas at Arlington if you wish to pursue a degree in software engineering. UT Arlington is a very large public university located in the city of Arlington. This university ranks 15th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were roughly 58 software engineering students who graduated with this degree at UT Arlington in the most recent year we have data available.
Embry-Riddle Prescott is a small private not-for-profit university located in the rural area of Prescott. This university ranks 6th out of 26 schools for overall quality in the state of Arizona.
There were approximately 18 software engineering students who graduated with this degree at Embry-Riddle Prescott in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #168 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Texas Tech is a great university overall.
There were approximately 4 software engineering students who graduated with this degree at Texas Tech in the most recent year we have data available.
ASU - Skysong is a very large public university located in the city of Scottsdale. This university ranks 8th out of 26 colleges for overall quality in the state of Arizona.
There were roughly 118 software engineering students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Skysong in the most recent data year.
UTEP is a fairly large public university located in the city of El Paso. This university ranks 56th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were roughly 29 software engineering students who graduated with this degree at UTEP in the most recent data year.
Located in the large suburb of Edmond, UCO is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 8th out of 32 schools for overall quality in the state of Oklahoma.
There were roughly 7 software engineering students who graduated with this degree at UCO in the most recent data year.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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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Your choice of software engineering school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Software Engineering School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
