2023 Best Value Computer Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Computer Engineering 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 Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 23 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for CE students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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 Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Arizona State University - Skysong the best value school in the Southwest Region for computer engineering students. ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the city of Scottsdale.
ASU - Skysong undergraduate students pay an average of $13,092 in tuition and fees each year. On average, CE graduates from ASU - Skysong take out $25,533 in student loans while working on their degree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $161.
In addition to its great value ranking, ASU - Skysong is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Computer Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Texas A&M University - College Station is a great value for computer engineering students. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college 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. After completing their degree, CE graduates from Texas A&M College Station carry an average student debtload of $19,766. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $270, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
Texas A&M College Station did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Computer Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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Out of the 23 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 city of Houston, UH is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UH are $21,891 per year. The average amount in student loans that CE majors at UH take out is $22,960.
UH also claimed a spot on our Best Computer Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Texas Tech University is a great value for computer engineering students. 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. While working on their degree, CE majors at Texas Tech accumulate an average of around $23,250 in student debt.
In addition to its great value ranking, Texas Tech is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Computer Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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Out of the 23 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the # 5 spot on the list. UT Rio Grande Valley is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Edinburg.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UT Rio Grande Valley are $19,333 per year. The average amount in student loans that CE majors at UT Rio Grande Valley take out is $12,715.
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University of Central Oklahoma came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computer Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. UCO is a large public school located in the suburb of Edmond.
UCO undergraduate students pay an average of $18,917 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of North Texas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for computer engineering students. It came in at #6 on the 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. While working on their degree, CE majors at UNT accumulate an average of around $23,500 in student debt.
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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Computer Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the midsize suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public school with a very large student population.
University of Oklahoma undergraduate students pay an average of $25,116 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, CE majors at University of Oklahoma accumulate an average of around $22,383 in student debt.
In addition to its great value ranking, University of Oklahoma is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Computer Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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Texas State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value computer engineering programs. Located in the small city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Texas State are $22,559 per year.
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Northern Arizona University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Computer Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region list. 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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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 23 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).
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