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2023 Best Value Computer Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

21 Colleges
$28,003 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$70,089 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for CE majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

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 very large public school located in the medium-sized 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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#2

University of Houston

Houston, TX

Out of the 21 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UH are $21,891 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UH also did well on our Best Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#3

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

Texas Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $24,121 in tuition and fees each 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UT Rio Grande Valley is a fairly large public school located in the 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Oklahoma. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UCO is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Edmond.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UCO are $18,917 per year.

Full Computer Engineering at University of Central Oklahoma Report

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at University of Oklahoma are $25,116 a 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.

Full Computer Engineering at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Report

University of North Texas 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 #7 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UNT are $20,906 a 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 college with a very large student population.

NAU undergraduate students pay an average of $17,761 in tuition and fees each year.

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Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree computer engineering programs. Located in the medium-sized 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.

Texas A&M College Station also made our Best Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #5.

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#10

Prairie View A & M University

Prairie View, TX

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 medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Prairie View.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at PVAMU are $26,874 a year.

Full Computer Engineering at Prairie View A & M University Report

Best Computer Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best computer engineering schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 1,079
Arizona 558
Oklahoma 94
New Mexico 55

One of 40 majors within the area of study, computer engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

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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