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2023 Most Popular Computer Science Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Computer Science Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 22 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Computer Science program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Computer Science Master's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Arizona State University - Tempe the most popular school in the Southwest Region for computer science students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a very large student population.

About 25% of the students majoring in compsci at the school are women while 75% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Skysong. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public school with a very large student population.

About 15% of the students majoring in compsci at the school are women while 85% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the city of College Station.

Women make up 29% of the compsci majors at the school.

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#4

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas State is a very large public school located in the city of San Marcos.

About 58% of the students majoring in compsci at the school are women while 42% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at North American University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular computer science schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the large suburb of Stafford, North American University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

About 26% of the students majoring in compsci at the school are women while 74% are male.

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University of Houston - Clear Lake landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree computer science programs. Located in the suburb of Houston, UH Clear Lake is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 40 students majoring in compsci at UH Clear Lake, 53% are male and 48% are female.

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With a ranking of #7, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well on this year’s most popular schools 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.

About 19% of the students majoring in compsci at the school are women while 81% are male.

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#7

Lamar University

Beaumont, TX

Lamar University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the midsize city of Beaumont, Lamar University is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 26 students majoring in compsci at Lamar University, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree computer science programs. University of Oklahoma is a very large public school located in the suburb of Norman.

About 23% of the students majoring in compsci at the school are women while 77% are male.

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Southern Methodist University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for computer science students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Women make up 15% of the compsci majors at the school.

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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

One of 9 majors within the area of study, computer science has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 22 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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