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Software Engineering Programs by State for 2027

138 degrees titled software engineering in 36 states, plus the computer science programs in every state. Pick a state for its programs, costs and what software developers earn there.
Founder & Editor B.S. in Computer Science, Temple University Updated
States with SE programs
36
of 50 states and DC
SE programs
138
bachelor’s and master’s
ABET-accredited
39
ABET’s own list

At a glance

  • 36 states have a degree titled software engineering. Between them they have 138 programs, each checked against the school’s own page.
  • Texas has the most, 10. Counts include bachelor’s and master’s programs.
  • 39 of those programs are ABET-accredited. Each is on ABET’s own list.
  • 15 states have none. Their pages list computer science programs and the online software engineering options instead.
By state

States with software engineering programs

SE counts programs titled software engineering, ABET those on ABET’s accredited list, and CS the state’s computer science programs.

No SE programs

States with no software engineering degree

No college in these 15 states awards a degree titled software engineering. Each page lists the state’s computer science programs and the online software engineering degrees, ranked in best online software engineering degrees.

FAQ

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Which state has the most software engineering programs?

Texas, with 10 programs titled software engineering, counting bachelor’s and master’s degrees.

How many states have a software engineering degree?

36 of the 50 states and DC have at least one degree titled software engineering, 138 programs in all.

Which states have no software engineering degree?

Alaska, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Rhode Island, South Dakota and Wyoming. Their state pages list the computer science programs there and the software engineering programs you can take online.

What does the ABET count mean?

It is the number of the state’s software engineering programs on ABET’s accredited list, under its Engineering Accreditation Commission. 39 programs nationally are on it.

Sources

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Every figure on this page comes from one of these. Numbers are computed from the data at build time, never typed in.

  1. 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. 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. 3 NCES IPEDS graduation rates The school’s six-year graduation rate, reported for the whole school, not the program.
  4. 4 NCES IPEDS institutional characteristics, HD2024 The school’s 2021 Carnegie Classification (R1, R2, doctoral/professional), for the master’s research-activity factor.
  5. 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. 6 ABET Accredited Program Search Programs accredited by ABET’s Engineering Accreditation Commission. Read .