2023 Best Value Computer Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Computer Engineering Bachelor's Degree School for You
Computer Engineering is the #56 most popular major in the country with 17,987 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Computer Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 21 schools in the Southwest Region to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for CE students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Computer Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Arizona State University - Skysong to be the best value school for computer engineering students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Southwest Region . ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Scottsdale.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at ASU - Skysong are $13,092 a year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, CE graduates from ASU - Skysong carry an average student debtload of $28,654. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $161.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, ASU - Skysong also did well on our Best Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UH are $21,891 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UH also is in the top 20% of our Best Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Texas Tech University is a great value for computer engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lubbock.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Texas Tech are $24,121 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Texas Tech is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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Out of the 21 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the # 4 spot on the list. UT Rio Grande Valley is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Edinburg.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UT Rio Grande Valley are $19,333 per year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, CE majors at UT Rio Grande Valley accumulate an average of around $16,085 in student debt.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Central Oklahoma helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value computer engineering schools in the Southwest Region . UCO is a large public school located in the large suburb of Edmond.
UCO undergraduate students pay an average of $18,917 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #6, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for computer engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public college with a very large student population.
University of Oklahoma undergraduate students pay an average of $25,116 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, University of Oklahoma is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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University of North Texas ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNT are $20,906 per year.
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Northern Arizona University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the small city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NAU are $17,761 per year.
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Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Texas A&M College Station undergraduate students pay an average of $38,855 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that CE majors at Texas A&M College Station take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $19,472. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $270, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Texas A&M College Station is ranked #5 for overall quality for CE in the Southwest Region .
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Prairie View A & M University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for computer engineering students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. PVAMU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Prairie View.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at PVAMU are $26,874 a year.
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Request InformationBest Computer Engineering Colleges by State
Explore the best computer engineering colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 1,079 |
| Arizona | 558 |
| Oklahoma | 94 |
| New Mexico | 55 |
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Computer Engineering Related Majors for CE
One of 40 majors within the area of study, computer engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering | 46,178 |
| Electrical Engineering | 28,844 |
| Civil Engineering | 21,388 |
| Chemical Engineering | 12,917 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 12,811 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 21 schools only.
- 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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