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2023 Most Popular Computer Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region

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

Finding the Best Computer Engineering School for You

Computer Engineering is the #46 most popular major in the country with 5,557 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Computer Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in the Southwest Region to see which programs were the most popular 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for CE majors pursuing a .

Our 2023 rankings named Arizona State University - Tempe the most popular school in the Southwest Region for computer engineering students. Located in the midsize city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Texas A&M University - College Station is a great place for computer engineering students. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.

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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. UT Dallas is a very large public school located in the city of Richardson.

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Out of the 17 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston - Clear Lake landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Houston, UH Clear Lake is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at El Paso is a great place for computer engineering students. Located in the large city of El Paso, UTEP is a public school with a very large student population.

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University of New Mexico - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Computer Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The University of Texas at Arlington ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Computer Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public college with a very large student population.

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Southern Methodist University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular computer engineering programs. Located in the large suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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The University of Texas at San Antonio ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Computer Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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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. UNT is a fairly large public school located in the city of Denton.

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Best Computer Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best computer engineering colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 337
Arizona 270
Oklahoma 3
New Mexico 27

Computer Engineering is one of 39 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 11,021
Mechanical Engineering 9,007
Civil Engineering 6,042
Biomedical Engineering 4,252
General Engineering 3,548

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 17 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).

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