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2022 Best Value Colleges for Computational Science (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

5 Ranked Colleges
120 Degrees Awarded
$11,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Computational Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Computational Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Computational Science is the 244th most popular major in the country with 1,184 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, computational science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $0 and had an average of $0 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 120 computational science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Computational Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in computational science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great computational science programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the computational science program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Computational Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region computational science students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Colleges for Computational Science (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Computational Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school awarded 43 diplomas to qualified ’s computational science students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Austin, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Computational Science Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $12,203 for Southwest Region Computational Science students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend The University of Texas at Austin.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Computational Science at UT Austin

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at El Paso. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Computational Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. The University of Texas at El Paso is a public institution located in El Paso, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 11 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UTEP not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Computational Science Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UTEP is $7,092 for Southwest Region Computational Science students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Computational Science at The University of Texas at El Paso

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - Commerce. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Computational Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Texas A&M Commerce is a fairly large school located in Commerce, Texas that handed out 6 ’s computational science degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M Commerce not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Computational Science Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $10,013 for Southwest Region Computational Science students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Texas A&M University - Commerce.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Computational Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a large school located in Norman, Oklahoma that handed out 57 ’s computational science degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Computational Science Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Oklahoma is $16,675 for Southwest Region Computational Science students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Computational Science at University of Oklahoma

#5

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Computational Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Arizona University landed the #5 spot on the list. Flagstaff, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s computational science degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

NAU also made our “Best Computational Science Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for NAU is $9,251 for Southwest Region Computational Science students whose families make $0-$30k.

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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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