2023 Most Popular Computer Science Schools in the Southwest Region
Finding the Best Computer Science 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Computer Science Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 26 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 Science program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Computer Science Schools in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Computer Science Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Computer Science Schools
Our analysis found Arizona State University - Tempe to be the most popular school for computer science students who want to pursue a degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out of the 26 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the # 2 spot on the list. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the city of College Station.
Out of the 26 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Skysong landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public college with a very large student population.
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Out of the 26 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Texas State is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Marcos.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North American University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer Science Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the suburb of Stafford, North American University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
University of Houston - Clear Lake came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Computer Science Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Houston, UH Clear Lake is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular computer science programs. Located in the midsize city of Edinburg, UT Rio Grande Valley is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Lamar University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Computer Science Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Beaumont, Lamar University is a public school with a fairly large student population.
University of Arizona ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Computer Science Schools in the Southwest Region list. University of Arizona is a very large public school located in the large city of Tucson.
Southern Methodist University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular computer science programs. Located in the suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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Best Computer Science Colleges by State
Explore the best computer science schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Texas | 381 |
Arizona | 589 |
Oklahoma | 61 |
New Mexico | 14 |
Majors Related to 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 |
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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 26 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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