Computer Software Engineering

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.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 133 institutions across the United States, with a total of 15342 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

231

certificates awarded

Associate Degrees

113

degrees awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

2,283

degrees awarded

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

certificates awarded

Master's Degrees

2,362

degrees awarded

Doctoral Degrees

degrees awarded

Other Awards

10,252

awards given

Top Schools for Computer Software Engineering

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank	Institution	Degrees
1	Northeastern University Boston, MA	2,301
2	San Jose State University San Jose, CA	1,686
3	Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA	627
4	Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ	618
5	Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA	486
6	Iowa State University Ames, IA	474
7	Full Sail University Winter Park, FL	461
8	The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX	456
9	Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale, AZ	420
10	Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY	405
11	Southern New Hampshire University Manchester, NH	392
12	University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA	345
13	DeVry University-Illinois Lisle, IL	303
14	The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX	282
15	Drexel University Philadelphia, PA	252
16	Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ	243
17	University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez Mayaguez, PR	219
18	Brigham Young University Provo, UT	201
19	Auburn University Auburn, AL	201
20	California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, CA	195
21	Harvard University Cambridge, MA	180
22	Florida Gulf Coast University Fort Myers, FL	171
23	Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OH	159
24	Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Bowling Green, OH	147
25	Milwaukee School of Engineering Milwaukee, WI	138
26	California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA	138
27	Ashford University San Diego, CA	135
28	University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT	129
29	University of Houston-Clear Lake Houston, TX	126
30	George Mason University Fairfax, VA	123
31	Concordia University-Wisconsin Mequon, WI	114
32	University of Wisconsin-Platteville Platteville, WI	114
33	Pennsylvania State University-World Campus University Park, PA	105
34	California State University-San Marcos San Marcos, CA	102
35	Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology Lancaster, PA	99
36	University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE	93
37	Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Terre Haute, IN	90
38	Washington State University Pullman, WA	87
39	Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL	84
40	Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale Fort Lauderdale, FL	84
41	Florida Institute of Technology Melbourne, FL	81
42	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College Erie, PA	72
43	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott Prescott, AZ	69
44	Utah Valley University Orem, UT	69
45	Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Shippensburg, PA	63
46	University of Miami Coral Gables, FL	63
47	Saint Cloud State University Saint Cloud, MN	57
48	Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL	57
49	West Virginia University Morgantown, WV	57
50	Western Governors University Salt Lake City, UT	54
51	DePaul University Chicago, IL	54
52	University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth North Dartmouth, MA	51
53	The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, TX	48
54	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach Daytona Beach, FL	45
55	Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI	45
56	Bellarmine University Louisville, KY	45
57	North Dakota State University-Main Campus Fargo, ND	45
58	University of New Orleans New Orleans, LA	40
59	Rasmussen University-Florida Ocala, FL	39
60	Vermont State University Randolph, VT	39
61	California Baptist University Riverside, CA	39
62	Connecticut State Community College Hartford, CT	39
63	University of California-Merced Merced, CA	36
64	Monmouth University West Long Branch, NJ	36
65	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN	36
66	University of Central Oklahoma Edmond, OK	36
67	Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX	36
68	Chapman University Orange, CA	36
69	Rasmussen University-Minnesota St. Cloud, MN	33
70	Clarkson University Potsdam, NY	33
71	Villanova University Villanova, PA	33
72	Morehouse College Atlanta, GA	30
73	University of Northern Colorado Greeley, CO	30
74	California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA	30
75	Snow College Ephraim, UT	27
76	Fairfield University Fairfield, CT	27
77	Tufts University Medford, MA	27
78	Mercer University Macon, GA	27
79	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH	25
80	University of Wisconsin-La Crosse La Crosse, WI	24
81	East Carolina University Greenville, NC	24
82	Cleveland State University Cleveland, OH	24
83	University of Central Missouri Warrensburg, MO	24
84	St. Mary's University San Antonio, TX	24
85	University of Advancing Technology Tempe, AZ	24
86	Saint Leo University Saint Leo, FL	21
87	Dunwoody College of Technology Minneapolis, MN	21
88	Quinnipiac University Hamden, CT	21
89	Drury University Springfield, MO	21
90	Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX	21
91	Lipscomb University Nashville, TN	18
92	Indiana Institute of Technology Fort Wayne, IN	18
93	Saint Louis University Saint Louis, MO	18
94	Rasmussen University-North Dakota Fargo, ND	18
95	Trine University Angola, IN	18
96	Utah Tech University Saint George, UT	18
97	Walden University Minneapolis, MN	18
98	New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ	15
99	Baldwin Wallace University Berea, OH	15
100	Montana Technological University Butte, MT	15