Software Engineering Degree Rankings for 2027
- Bachelor’s programs
- 85
- titled software engineering
- Master’s programs
- 53
- titled software engineering
- ABET-accredited
- 39
- ABET’s own list
- Available online
- 21
- the school’s own page
At a glance
- 85 bachelor’s and 53 master’s degrees are titled software engineering. They are at 116 colleges and campuses, each checked against the school’s own page.
- San Jose State University tops the bachelor’s ranking. It scores 87.0 out of 100 on completion, net price, ABET accreditation and program size.
- 39 programs are ABET-accredited. Each is on ABET’s own list under its Engineering Accreditation Commission.
- 21 can be completed online. The school’s own program page says so for each.
- 36 states have a program titled software engineering. The other 15 state pages list computer science programs instead.
Rankings and lists
Software engineering
Best Bachelor’s in Software Engineering
Scored on completion, net price, ABET accreditation and program size.
Open 44 rankedSoftware Engineering Master’s Programs
Scored on graduate tuition, program size, research activity and ABET status.
Open 21 programsBest Online Software Engineering Degrees
The online overview: every online bachelor’s and the top online master’s.
Open 10 rankedOnline Master’s in Software Engineering
Online master’s ranked on out-of-state tuition, size, research activity and ABET status.
Open 39 programsABET-Accredited Software Engineering Programs
Every program on ABET’s own list, by its bachelor’s score.
OpenComputer science for future software engineers
Best Computer Science Degrees for Software Engineers
Computer science bachelor’s degrees on the same rubric, with software engineering tracks, capstones and co-ops noted.
Open 213 rankedBest Master’s in Computer Science for Software Engineers
Computer science master’s degrees on the same four figures, with software engineering tracks noted.
Open 30 rankedBest Online Computer Science Degrees
Fully online computer science bachelor’s degrees, scored on each program’s published online price.
Open 29 rankedBest Online Master’s in Computer Science
Fully online computer science master’s programs, scored on each program’s published online price.
Open 52 programsMost Affordable Online Computer Science Degrees
Online computer science degrees with a published online price, cheapest first.
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Programs by state
Every state and DC has a page. Where no school offers a degree titled software engineering, the page lists the state’s computer science programs.
36 states with a software engineering programSoftware Engineering Programs by State
All 50 states and DC, with software engineering, ABET and computer science counts for each, and the 15 states with no program titled software engineering.
OpenFrequently asked questions
How many software engineering degree programs are there?
85 bachelor’s and 53 master’s degrees titled software engineering, at 116 colleges and campuses, each checked against the school’s own page.
How are the programs ranked?
Campus bachelor’s programs are scored out of 100 on the school’s completion rate, net price, ABET accreditation and program size; online bachelor’s on published cost, completion, school earnings and ABET; master’s programs on graduate tuition, program size, the school’s research activity and whether its bachelor’s is ABET-accredited. Each program has one score, shown wherever it appears on the site.
Which states have no degree titled software engineering?
Alaska, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Wyoming. Their state pages list the computer science programs there instead.
Can you earn a software engineering degree online?
Yes. 21 software engineering degrees can be completed online, according to each school’s own program page.
Sources
Every figure on this page comes from one of these. Numbers are computed from the data at build time, never typed in.
- 1 NCES IPEDS completions, 2021-22 to 2023-24 The program list and graduates a year, averaged over three award years, first major only.
- 2 NCES IPEDS institutional charges, 2023-24 Annual tuition at the program’s own level: undergraduate for bachelor’s programs; for master’s, the school-wide average graduate tuition, which excludes program fees.
- 3 NCES IPEDS graduation rates The school’s six-year graduation rate, reported for the whole school, not the program.
- 4 NCES IPEDS institutional characteristics, HD2024 The school’s 2021 Carnegie Classification (R1, R2, doctoral/professional), for the master’s research-activity factor.
- 5 NCES IPEDS distance education, 2023-24 Programs offered entirely online; used for the Format column only where the program’s page doesn’t state a format.
- 6 ABET Accredited Program Search Programs accredited by ABET’s Engineering Accreditation Commission. Read .