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2023 Best Value Computer Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

9 Colleges
$25,581 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$112,216 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer Science Doctor's Degree School for You

With 59,565 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, computer science is the #2 most popular major in the United States.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which computer science program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Computer Science Degree Search has created its Best Value Computer Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Southwest Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for compsci students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for compsci majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Best Southwest Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Computer Science

Our analysis found Texas A&M University - College Station to be the best value school for computer science students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southwest Region . Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas A&M College Station are $24,106 per year.

Texas A&M College Station not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at El Paso is a great value for computer science students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of El Paso, UTEP is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UTEP are $16,621 per year.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Southern Methodist University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value computer science schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SMU are $35,802 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, SMU is ranked #3 for overall quality for compsci in the Southwest Region .

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#4

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas State is a very 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.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology is a great value for computer science students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the remote town of Socorro, New Mexico Tech is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at New Mexico Tech are $25,665 per year.

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With a ranking of #6, Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well on this year’s best value schools for computer science students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a very large student population.

ASU - Tempe graduate students pay an average of $24,432 in tuition and fees each year.

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The University of Texas at San Antonio came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UTSA graduate students pay an average of $27,560 in tuition and fees each year.

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#8

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree computer science programs. University of Arizona is a very large public school located in the large city of Tucson.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Arizona are $33,644 per year.

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#8

University of Tulsa

Tulsa, OK

University of Tulsa ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Tulsa, University of Tulsa is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

University of Tulsa graduate students pay an average of $25,182 in tuition and fees each year.

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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
Texas 1,891
Arizona 1,488
Oklahoma 310
New Mexico 60

One of 10 majors within the computer science area of study, computer science has other similar majors worth exploring.

CompSci Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Computer Science 59,565

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Information Technology 40,555
Information Science 18,325
Computer Systems Networking 14,700
Computer Software & Applications 14,336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 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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