2023 Best Value Computer Science Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Computer Science Master's Degree School for You
Computer Science is the #21 most popular major in the country with 15,813 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Computer Science Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 15 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for compsci students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Computer Science Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Best Computer Science Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Arizona State University - Skysong to be the best value school for computer science students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the midsize city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at ASU - Skysong are $9,982 a year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is a great value for computer science students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Edinburg, UT Rio Grande Valley is a public school with a very large student population.
UT Rio Grande Valley graduate students pay an average of $15,677 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, UT Rio Grande Valley is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Texas A&M University - College Station is a great value for computer science students working on their master’s degree. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the city of College Station.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Texas A&M College Station are $24,106 a year.
Texas A&M College Station did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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Out of the 15 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Oklahoma landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Edmond, UCO is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UCO are $18,116 a year.
Out of the 15 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Methodist University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SMU are $35,802 per year.
SMU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
Texas State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas State is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Marcos.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Texas State are $17,220 a year.
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the town of Socorro, New Mexico Tech is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at New Mexico Tech are $25,665 a year.
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University of Houston - Clear Lake did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for computer science students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Houston, UH Clear Lake is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UH Clear Lake are $18,990 per year.
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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. University of Oklahoma is a very large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Norman.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of Oklahoma are $23,876 a year.
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Northern Arizona University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. NAU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Flagstaff.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at NAU are $20,125 a year.
Best Computer Science Colleges by State
Explore the best computer science colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 381 |
| Arizona | 589 |
| Oklahoma | 61 |
| New Mexico | 14 |
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Computer Science Related Majors for CompSci
One of 9 majors within the area of study, computer science has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Computer Information Systems | 20,748 |
| Information Technology | 10,754 |
| Information Science | 6,934 |
| Computer Software & Applications | 4,047 |
| Computer Systems Analysis | 817 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 15 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Negative Space.
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