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2023 Best Value Computer Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

23 Colleges
$27,617 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$69,373 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Computer Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region

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

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 medium-sized city of Scottsdale.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ASU - Skysong are $13,092 per 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.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, ASU - Skysong also is in the top 10% of our Best Computer Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.

Read full report on Computer Engineering at Arizona State University - Skysong

The excellent programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best computer engineering schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Texas A&M College Station are $38,855 per 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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#2

University of Houston

Houston, TX

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Houston is a great value for computer engineering students. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public college with a very large student population.

UH undergraduate students pay an average of $21,891 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that CE majors at UH take out is $22,960.

In addition to its great value ranking, UH is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Computer Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region list.

Read full report on Computer Engineering at University of Houston

#4

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

The excellent programs at Texas Tech University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best computer engineering schools in the Southwest Region . 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.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Texas Tech also is in the top 10% of our Best Computer Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.

Full Computer Engineering at Texas Tech University Report

$19,333 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is a great value for computer engineering students. UT Rio Grande Valley is a fairly large public school located in the city of Edinburg.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UT Rio Grande Valley are $19,333 a year. The average amount in student loans that CE majors at UT Rio Grande Valley take out is $12,715.

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$18,917 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Central Oklahoma 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. UCO is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Edmond.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UCO are $18,917 a year.

Full Computer Engineering at University of Central Oklahoma Report

$20,906 Average Tuition & Fees

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 midsize city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a fairly 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.

Full Computer Engineering at University of North Texas Report

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computer Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Oklahoma are $25,116 per year. While working on their degree, CE majors at University of Oklahoma accumulate an average of around $22,383 in student debt.

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

Full Computer Engineering at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Report

#9

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX
$22,559 Average Tuition & Fees

Texas State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for computer engineering students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Texas State are $22,559 a year.

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#10

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, AZ
$17,761 Average Tuition & Fees

Northern Arizona University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for computer engineering students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the small city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

Full Computer Engineering at Northern Arizona University Report

Best 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

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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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