2024 Best Software Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region
9Colleges in the Plains States Region
328Computer Software Engineering Degrees Awarded
A degree in software engineering is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #167 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 9 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Software Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 328 degrees in software engineering to qualified students.
The computer software engineering program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Software Engineering rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for software engineering schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Software Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for Software Engineering in the Plains States Region
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the computer software engineering degree levels they offer.
Top Plains States Region Schools in Computer Software Engineering
Iowa State University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in software engineering. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #75 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Iowa State is a great university overall.
There were roughly 186 software engineering students who graduated with this degree at Iowa State in the most recent year we have data available.
It's hard to beat University of Minnesota - Twin Cities if you want to pursue a degree in software engineering. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #51 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UMN Twin Cities is a great university overall.
There were roughly 13 software engineering students who graduated with this degree at UMN Twin Cities in the most recent year we have data available.
It's difficult to beat University of Nebraska - Lincoln if you want to pursue a degree in software engineering. UNL is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Lincoln. A Best Colleges rank of #138 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UNL is a great university overall.
There were approximately 40 software engineering students who graduated with this degree at UNL in the most recent data year.
North Dakota State University - Main Campus is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in software engineering. North Dakota State University is a large public university located in the midsize city of Fargo. A Best Colleges rank of #242 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means North Dakota State University is a great university overall.
There were about 20 software engineering students who graduated with this degree at North Dakota State University in the most recent data year.
St. Cloud State University is a large public university located in the small city of Saint Cloud. This university ranks 24th out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were roughly 15 software engineering students who graduated with this degree at St. Cloud State University in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Dunwoody College of Technology is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 30th out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were roughly 8 software engineering students who graduated with this degree at Dunwoody College of Technology in the most recent data year.
Rasmussen University - Minnesota is a small private for-profit university located in the city of St. Cloud. This university ranks 10th out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were approximately 5 software engineering students who graduated with this degree at Rasmussen University - Minnesota in the most recent data year.
Located in the midsize city of Fargo, Rasmussen University - North Dakota is a private for-profit university with a fairly small student population. This university ranks 8th out of 12 schools for overall quality in the state of North Dakota.
There were roughly 6 software engineering students who graduated with this degree at Rasmussen University - North Dakota in the most recent year we have data available.
UCM is a large public university located in the town of Warrensburg. This university ranks 21st out of 48 schools for overall quality in the state of Missouri.
There were about 6 software engineering students who graduated with this degree at UCM in the most recent year we have data available.
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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The computer software engineering program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Software Engineering rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for software engineering schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
