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2023 Best Value Computer Science Master's Degree Schools in Texas

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$14,704 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$99,796 Avg Salary

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

Out of the majors we analyze each year, computer science was ranked 2nd in Texas. In fact, 1,891 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

Today's computer science students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Computer Science Degree Search has created the Best Value Computer Science Master's Degree Schools in Texas to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Texas to see which master'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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in Texas

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

Best Texas Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's 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 master’s degree in Texas. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Texas A&M College Station are $10,733 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Texas A&M College Station also did well on our Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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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. UT Rio Grande Valley is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Edinburg.

UT Rio Grande Valley graduate students pay an average of $8,333 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#3

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 #3 on this year’s Best Value Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas State are $9,060 per year.

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Out of the 6 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston - Clear Lake landed the # 4 spot on the list. UH Clear Lake is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Houston.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UH Clear Lake are $9,594 a year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Southern Methodist University is a great value for computer science students working on their master’s degree. SMU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Dallas.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at SMU are $35,802 per year.

SMU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list.

Full Computer Science at Southern Methodist University Report

#6

Baylor University

Waco, TX

With a ranking of #6, Baylor University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for computer science students working on their master’s degree. Baylor is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Waco.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Baylor are $37,674 a year.

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Best Value Computer Science Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Value Computer Science Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 1,488
Oklahoma 310
New Mexico 60

Computer Science is one of 10 different types of computer science programs to choose from.

CompSci Concentrations

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 6 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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