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UniversityHQ ranks UT Dallas Software Engineering Program 16th in the Top 100 Affordable Software Engineering Programs in the US

The disciplines of Software Engineering and Computer Science have grown exponentially in the last few decades, starting from a discipline in which only very few were involved to a permanent staple with a ubiquitous presence that impacts almost everything, from our everyday routines to something that inspires, connects, and educates people around the world. Software engineering may be a good career choice for those interested in creating their own apps or software, which could be used for various aspects of business, research, etc. Those who enter this field can generally expect growing job security, high salaries, and opportunities to explore many roles in a markedly comprehensive profession.

Recently, UniversityHQ released their latest edition of the annual ranking for the Top 100 Best Affordable Software Engineering Programs. Of these Top 100 Affordable Software Engineering Programs, the UT Dallas Computer Science Department came in at number 16. The annual release of UniversityHQ rankings features other leading universities in the United States, such as Purdue University and Arizona State, along with the University of Texas at Dallas. These rankings serve as an excellent measure of determining where software engineer research leaders and experts are located.

Software engineers are primarily responsible for creating systems and software for companies and organizations. Depending on their employers, this could mean anything from developing business applications and games to producing network control and operating systems. While job specifics vary, these professionals commonly design and test applications based on user needs. This requires working closely with users, as well as other developers, to ensure results are satisfactory. They also regularly draw diagrams and models to help make code creation easier. It is also common for software engineers to recommend software upgrades for existing systems and perform maintenance, updates, and repairs when necessary.

Overall, the outlook for software engineering professionals working in the United States is very promising. According to the Bureau of Labor and Statistics (BLS), the employment of software developers, quality assurance analysts, and testers is projected to grow by 22% from 2019 to 2029. This is significantly faster than the national average for nearly all other professions. The primary explanation for this sector’s anticipated job growth is that it is due to an ever-increasing need for efficient software programs and systems for personal and professional use.

Affordable software engineering school rankings can provide valuable insight to assist in deciding which program is the best fit for an individual’s learning style and career goals. Results can help identify the options with the most value and the most regard by prospective employers. The UniversityHQ rankings are highly thorough, focusing their data collection on colleges and universities specializing in affordable software engineering programs. These rankings aim to identify and organize the most relevant data points into simple, easy-to-understand, and helpful formats. Because UniversityHQ recognizes the importance of finding the best programs to meet the unique needs of students, they place significant emphasis on that information which will assist prospective students in making the best academic and professional decisions possible. Some of the data points utilized to generate their rankings include the institution’s retention rate, cost of tuition, and graduating salary. Each factor is assigned a weight and although factors such as cost might be more heavily weighted in decision-making, other data points such as retention rates, which show the percentage of incoming, first-year students who choose to remain enrolled at a particular college or university the following year, are deemed essential to the ultimate rankings. Thus, retention rates are significant, as they generally provide insight into overall student satisfaction.

Below is UniversityHQ’s ranking of the UT Dallas and the CS department, as well as a description:

The University of Texas at Dallas has one of the largest computer science departments in the country, with approximately 5,510 students (4,000 Undergraduates, 1,010 Master’s Students, 140 PhDs). The department received over $45 million in research funding from both the public and private sectors to be used in a variety of research areas, including intelligent systems, cyber security, computer networks, data science, and more. The department is accredited by the ABET, and each program incorporates a fair amount of advanced mathematics.

  • Tuition
  • In-State: $13,992
  • Out-of-state: $38,970
  • Net Price: $11,185
  • Retention Rate: 89%
  • Total Enrollment: 29,543
  • Undergrad Students: 20,996
  • Graduate Students: 8,547
  • Graduation Rate: 70%
  • Diplomas Awarded:153

The University of Texas at Dallas is a large, public university founded in 1961. It’s located in Richardson, which is a suburb of Dallas to the North. Today, the university is composed of nearly 30,000 students, 21,000 of whom are undergraduates. The university works to nurture each student’s personal and academic life in several ways, such as through community involvement and research.

The CS Department at UT Dallas has done well in other research-based rankings such as csrankings.org, where its research in Natural Language Processing is ranked 8th nationally, Software Engineering where it is ranked 5th nationally, and Embedded and Real-Time Systems where it is ranked 7th nationally, based on data from csrankings.org (‘ 10-’20 period). The department also has done well in placement rankings, placing 21st in the 2015 LinkedIn ranking that measured the placement of software developers in top companies. Great Value Colleges ranked the top 40 best colleges in the U.S. for Artificial Intelligence, placing UT Dallas Computer Science Department as the 5th best college for undergraduate studies in Artificial Intelligence (AI). The website Computer Science Degree Hub Rankings placed the UT Dallas CS department’s Computer Science Bachelors and Masters Programs in the top 50 universities that offer CS Degree Programs. The website Best Computer Science Schools ranked the 25 Best Colleges to earn a Bachelor’s in Software Engineering Degrees placing UT Dallas Computer Science Department as the 9th best university. Cyber Degrees EDU recently ranked the UT Dallas CS Department and its Cyber Security Institute as the 14th Best School to earn your Cyber Security Master’s Degree. Guide2Research’s Top 100 CS Universities in 2020 ranked UT Dallas CS 91st globally and 51st in the United States. Last spring, UniversityHQ ranked the UT Dallas Computer Science program at 45 for the Top 55 Best Computer Science Schools and Colleges in the United States. The 2022 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings placed the UT Dallas undergraduate CS program at no. 71 and the Software Engineering program at No. 16, among private and public national universities in the US.

ABOUT THE UT DALLAS COMPUTER SCIENCE DEPARTMENT

The UT Dallas Computer Science program is one of the largest Computer Science departments in the United States with over 4,000 bachelors-degree students, more than 1,010 master’s students, 140 Ph.D. students,  52 tenure-track faculty members, and 42 full-time senior lecturers, as of Fall 2021. With the University of Texas at Dallas’ unique history of starting as a graduate institution first, the CS Department is built on a legacy of valuing innovative research and providing advanced training for software engineers and computer scientists.