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Best Software Engineering Schools Near Victoria, TX (2026)
Updated September 5, 2026BLS dataCollege ScorecardOn this page
Victoria, Texas is home to about 66,020 residents. In the Victoria, TX metro area, the top-earning software engineering-related role is Computer and Information Systems Managers at a median $135,990 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Closest Software Engineering Schools to Victoria
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer software engineering programs near Victoria, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Victoria city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS data on every site update.
How We Rank Schools
Every school list on this site is ordered by the BOC Score, computed from the most
recent school-level data published by the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and IPEDS).
To qualify, a school must be currently operating and accredited by an agency recognized by the
U.S. Department of Education. Each eligible school is then scored on five measures, percentile-ranked
against schools at the same credential level:
BOCSCORE
Graduation rate 30%
Median earnings, 10 years after entry 25%
Average net price (lower is better) 20%
Retention rate 15%
Fully online availability 10%
Schools without enough outcome data appear after ranked schools, without a score.
On this page, schools are ordered by distance from Victoria.
Advertising never affects these rankings. Read the full methodology.
BOC
Ranked by BOC Score — U.S. Dept. of Education outcome data. Advertising never affects rankings.
Victoria is part of the Victoria, TX metro area (BLS area code 47020). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to Texas statewide.
Occupation
Median Wage
Source
COL-Adjusted (US=100)
Software Developers
$132,150
TX statewide
$147,160
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
$101,850
TX statewide
$113,419
Computer Programmers
$99,330
TX statewide
$110,612
Web Developers
$85,800
TX statewide
$95,546
Computer and Information Systems Managers
$135,990
Victoria, TX
$151,437
Computer Occupations, All Other
$89,320
Victoria, TX
$99,465
Computer Network Architects
$133,310
TX statewide
$148,452
Computer Systems Analysts
$97,170
Victoria, TX
$108,207
Source: BLS, May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes wage data at the metro (MSA) and state level – not by individual city.
Victoria at a Glance
Metric
Value
Source
Regional Price Parity (US=100)
89.8 (below U.S. average)
BEA RPP 2024
Other Victoria-Area Cities With Software Engineering Programs
What are the highest-paying software engineering roles near Victoria?
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying software engineering-related roles near Victoria are: Computer and Information Systems Managers ($135,990), Computer Network Architects ($133,310), Software Developers ($132,150). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Texas statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
Should I look at programs in Seguin instead of Victoria?
Seguin, TX is 79.1 miles from Victoria and has its own set of local software engineering programs – see the city’s page. For online programs, distance matters less; for hybrid or in-person formats, comparing both can help.
How do I verify a program is accredited?
Confirm institutional accreditation via the U.S. Department of Education database (U.S. Dept. of Education database), and check for any program-specific accreditation listed by the school.
Data verified: September 5, 2026.
Salary, employment, and tuition figures on this page are sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS May 2025; Employment Projections 2024–2034) and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (2023 cohort). The source agency and data year are cited inline with every statistic.
