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Most Popular Schools for Computer Software Engineering Major & Degree Program

A program that prepares individuals to apply scientific and mathematical principles to the design, analysis, verification, validation, implementation, and maintenance of computer software systems using a variety of computer languages. Includes instruction in discrete mathematics, probability and statistics, computer science, managerial science, and applications to complex computer systems.


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Rank School Name Students % of Total Total On-Campus Cost
1 San Jose State University 436 5% $29,193
2 Northeastern University 391 6% $70,592
3 Arizona State University-Polytechnic 171 14% $26,101
4 Carnegie Mellon University 136 3% $72,283
5 International Technological University 110 29% N/A
6 Rochester Institute of Technology 106 3% $57,401
7 The University of Texas at Dallas 95 1% $29,286
8 Iowa State University 85 1% $21,186
9 California State University-Fullerton 74 1% $27,738
10 Bowling Green State University-Main Campus 67 2% $24,915
11 Arizona State University-Skysong 67 1% $27,521
12 University of Houston-Clear Lake 66 3% $23,276
13 Florida Gulf Coast University 61 2% $20,390
14 California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo 58 1% $28,302
15 Kennesaw State University 56 1% $25,773
16 University of California-Irvine 55 1% $34,261
17 The University of Texas at Arlington 52 0% $26,660
18 Stevens Institute of Technology 49 2% $69,292
19 Drexel University 48 1% $70,223
20 George Mason University 46 1% $30,284
21 Loyola University Chicago 44 1% $61,328
22 Johnson & Wales University-Providence 41 1% $50,454
23 Harvard University 36 1% $71,650
24 Rasmussen College-Florida 35 1% $11,115
25 University of Wisconsin-Platteville 32 2% $19,323
26 Milwaukee School of Engineering 31 4% $53,684
27 Miami University-Oxford 30 1% $33,229
28 Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology 28 5% $67,697
29 Florida Institute of Technology 27 2% $59,530
30 Northeastern University Lifelong Learning Network 27 1% N/A
31 Monmouth University 26 1% $56,979
32 Fairfield University 26 2% $65,940
33 Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania 25 2% $29,086
34 North Dakota State University-Main Campus 24 1% $22,436
35 Full Sail University 24 0% $24,639
36 The University of Texas at El Paso 23 1% $23,843
37 California Baptist University 23 1% $47,694
38 Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach 22 2% $53,250
39 Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College 21 2% $33,396
40 Stratford University 21 3% $15,135
41 New Jersey Institute of Technology 21 1% $37,738
42 Villanova University 18 1% $70,728
43 Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale 18 0% $22,208
44 University of Northern Colorado 16 1% $25,494
45 West Virginia University 15 0% $23,294
46 Michigan Technological University 15 1% $29,969
47 Seattle University 14 1% $61,608
48 Pace University 14 0% $66,499
49 Chapman University 14 1% $73,182
50 Southern Methodist University 13 0% $74,737
51 Clarkson University 13 1% $68,112
52 Utah Valley University 13 0% $6,450
53 University of Detroit Mercy 13 1% $41,226
54 Vermont Technical College 12 2% $28,356
55 Mercer University 11 1% $52,488
56 University of Wisconsin-La Crosse 11 0% $17,514
57 Rasmussen College-Minnesota 10 1% $11,115
58 Norwalk Community College 9 1% $5,614
59 Baldwin Wallace University 9 1% $47,528
60 University of Miami 9 0% $68,460
61 Rasmussen College-Illinois 8 1% $11,115
62 Quinnipiac University 8 0% $65,300
63 Cleveland State University 8 0% $29,045
64 Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott 8 2% $53,046
65 East Carolina University 8 0% $21,672
66 Platt College-Edge Tech Academy 8 100% N/A
67 Lipscomb University 7 1% $49,546
68 SUNY College at Oswego 7 0% $24,780
69 Carroll University 7 1% $45,360
70 Saint Cloud State University 7 0% $20,991
71 Rasmussen College-North Dakota 7 3% $11,115
72 Point Loma Nazarene University 7 1% $51,308
73 California State University-Northridge 7 0% $22,969
74 San Diego State University 6 0% $29,318
75 Santa Clara University 6 0% $71,778
76 DigiPen Institute of Technology 6 3% $46,220
77 Nova Southeastern University 5 0% $50,597
78 University of Minnesota-Crookston 5 1% $23,560
79 Montana Technological University 5 1% $22,603
80 Allegheny College 5 1% $63,180
81 University of South Carolina-Columbia 5 0% $28,301
82 University of Scranton 4 0% $62,686
83 Oklahoma City University 4 0% $44,172
84 Ohio Dominican University 4 1% $45,220
85 St. Mary's University 4 1% $45,320
86 Drury University 4 1% $40,951
87 East Mississippi Community College 3 0% $12,855
88 The University of Virginia's College at Wise 3 1% $24,596
89 Virginia International University 3 1% $11,128
90 Montgomery County Community College 3 0% $13,860
91 Indiana Institute of Technology 3 1% $41,116
92 Rasmussen College-Wisconsin 2 1% $11,115
93 University of Central Oklahoma 2 0% $24,091
94 Texas Tech University 2 0% $24,472
95 Trine University 2 0% $47,586
96 Snow College 1 0% $12,942
97 Portland State University 1 0% $26,085
98 University of Southern California 1 0% $74,825
99 Valley City State University 1 0% $18,750
100 University of Maryland-University College 1 0% $7,416

This list indicates the number of students that completed the Computer Software Engineering program at the schools above.
It is not necessarily an indicator of academic rigor or quality of education.
Note that some schools do not have enough data to be ranked, and these schools will not appear in our lists.