2024 Best Computer Programming Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
4Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region
1,043Programming Degrees Awarded
$55,180Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in computer programming is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #108 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 4 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Computer Programming Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 1,043 degrees in computer programming to qualified students.
The programming program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Computer Programming rankings. For our Best Overall Computer Programming School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Computer Programming Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for Computer Programming in the Rocky Mountains Region
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the programming degree levels they offer.
It's difficult to beat Western Governors University if you wish to pursue a degree in computer programming. WGU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City. A Best Colleges rank of #146 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means WGU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 633 computer programming students who graduated with this degree at WGU in the most recent data year.
It's hard to beat Neumont College of Computer Science if you wish to pursue a degree in computer programming. Neumont is a fairly small private for-profit college located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City.
There were approximately 39 computer programming students who graduated with this degree at Neumont in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the computer programming major at Neumont College of Computer Science get $15,552 above the typical graduate in this field shortly after graduation.
Brigham Young University - Idaho is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in computer programming. Located in the town of Rexburg, BYU - I is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 10 schools for overall quality in the state of Idaho.
There were approximately 15 computer programming students who graduated with this degree at BYU - I in the most recent data year.
Red Rocks Community College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in computer programming. Red Rocks Community College is a moderately-sized public college located in the midsize city of Lakewood. This college ranks 19th out of 33 schools for overall quality in the state of Colorado.
There were approximately 14 computer programming students who graduated with this degree at Red Rocks Community College in the most recent year we have data available.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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The programming program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Computer Programming rankings. For our Best Overall Computer Programming School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
