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2022 Best Value Computational Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

5 Ranked Colleges
120 Degrees Awarded
$14,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Computational Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Computational Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 1,184 people earned their degree in computational science, making the major the 244th most popular in the United States. 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 Getting Aid” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in computational science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality computational science programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the computational science program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Computational Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Computational Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 5 Best Value Colleges for Computational Science in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

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 Getting Aid list. UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 43 ’s computational science degrees to qualified students.

UT Austin did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Computational Science Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UT Austin is $18,023 for southwest region computational science students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. 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%.

Read full report on 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 Getting Aid. UTEP is located in El Paso, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 ’s computational science degrees to qualified students.

UTEP did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Computational Science Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $8,920 for Southwest Region Computational Science students with aid per year to attend The University of Texas at El Paso.

Full UTEP Computational Science Report

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 Getting Aid list. Commerce, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s computational science degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M Commerce also made our “Best Computational Science Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $13,017 for southwest region computational science students with aid per year to attend Texas A&M Commerce.

Read full report on Computational Science at Texas A&M University - Commerce

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Computational Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is located in Norman, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 57 ’s computational science degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Oklahoma, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Computational Science Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Oklahoma is $21,145 for southwest region computational science students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. 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%.

Full University of Oklahoma Computational Science Report

#5

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Computational Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Arizona University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Flagstaff, Arizona, this large public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified ’s computational science students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region computational science students with aid list, NAU has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Computational Science Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $12,915 for Southwest Region Computational Science students with aid per year to attend NAU.

Read more about Computational Science at Northern Arizona University

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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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