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2023 Most Popular Computer Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region

36 Colleges
$69,373 Avg Salary
$24,414 Avg Student Debt

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Computer Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 36 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Computer Engineering program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Computer Engineering Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Arizona State University - Tempe the most popular school in the Southwest Region for computer engineering students. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Tempe.

CE majors at ASU - Tempe take out an average of $25,533 in student loans while working on their egree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $161.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Computer Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a very large student population.

On average, CE graduates from Texas A&M College Station take out $19,766 in student loans while working on their degree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $270, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Texas at Dallas. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Computer Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public school with a very large student population.

While working on their degree, CE majors at UT Dallas accumulate an average of around $21,989 in student debt.

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The excellent programs at Arizona State University - Skysong helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best computer engineering schools in the Southwest Region . ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Scottsdale.

While working on their degree, CE majors at ASU - Skysong accumulate an average of around $25,533 in student debt. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $161.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at Arlington is a great place for computer engineering students. UT Arlington is a very large public school located in the large city of Arlington.

On average, CE graduates from UT Arlington take out $19,708 in student loans while working on their degree.

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University of Houston - Clear Lake landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular computer engineering programs. UH Clear Lake is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Houston.

On average, CE graduates from UH Clear Lake take out $22,097 in student loans while working on their degree.

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University of New Mexico - Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Computer Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region list. UNM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Albuquerque.

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The University of Texas at San Antonio came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Computer Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. UTSA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Antonio.

CE majors at UTSA take out an average of $25,237 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#7

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Computer Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

CE majors at Texas Tech take out an average of $23,250 in student loans while working on their egree.

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University of North Texas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for computer engineering students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a very large student population.

After completing their degree, CE graduates from UNT carry an average student debt load of $23,500.

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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 25 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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