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2023 Best Value Computer Engineering Schools in Texas

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

13 Colleges
$16,754 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$69,833 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer Engineering School for You

With 1,079 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, computer engineering is the #56 most popular major in Texas.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Computer Engineering Schools in Texas ranking. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in Texas to see which 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Computer Engineering Schools in Texas

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Computer Engineering Colleges.

Top 10 Best Computer Engineering Schools

$12,204 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Texas A&M University - College Station the best value school in Texas for computer engineering students. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.

Texas A&M College Station undergraduate students pay an average of $12,204 in in-state 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 Texas list.

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#2

University of Houston

Houston, TX
$9,699 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Houston is a great value for computer engineering students. UH is a very large public school located in the city of Houston.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UH are $9,699 a year. The average amount in student loans that CE majors at UH take out is $22,960.

UH excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Computer Engineering Schools in Texas list.

Full Computer Engineering at University of Houston Report

#3

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX
$11,852 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Texas Tech University is a great value for computer engineering students. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Texas Tech are $11,852 a 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 15% of our Best Computer Engineering Schools in Texas ranking.

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#4

Prairie View A & M University

Prairie View, TX
$11,299 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Prairie View A & M University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best computer engineering schools in Texas. Located in the distant town of Prairie View, PVAMU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at PVAMU are $11,299 per year.

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$9,541 Average Tuition & Fees

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 #5 on this year’s Best Value Computer Engineering Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of Edinburg, UT Rio Grande Valley is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UT Rio Grande Valley are $9,541 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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$11,090 Average Tuition & Fees

University of North Texas came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computer Engineering Schools in Texas ranking. UNT is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Denton.

UNT undergraduate students pay an average of $11,090 in in-state tuition and fees each 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

#7

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX
$11,135 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 #7 on the list. Texas State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of San Marcos.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Texas State are $11,135 a year.

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$9,544 Average Tuition & Fees

The University of Texas at El Paso ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Computer Engineering Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of El Paso, UTEP is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UTEP undergraduate students pay an average of $9,544 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$11,727 Average Tuition & Fees

The University of Texas at Arlington came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computer Engineering Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the large city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public college with a very large student population.

UT Arlington undergraduate students pay an average of $11,727 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that CE majors at UT Arlington take out is $19,708.

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$14,564 Average Tuition & Fees

The University of Texas at Dallas landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value computer engineering programs. UT Dallas is a very large public school located in the city of Richardson.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UT Dallas are $14,564 a year. CE majors at UT Dallas take out an average of $21,989 in student loans while working on their egree.

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

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Best Value Computer Engineering Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Value Computer Engineering Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 558
Oklahoma 94
New Mexico 55

Computer Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to CE

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 13 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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