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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Computer Programming in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

5 Ranked Colleges
187 Degrees Awarded
$17,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Computer Programming Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Computer Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

General Computer Programming is the 166th most popular major in the country with 7,909 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 656 general computer programming graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 187 general computer programming graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Computer Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in general computer programming. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general computer programming programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general computer programming program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Computer Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Computer Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Computer Programming in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Computer Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Fort Hays State University landed the #1 spot on the list. FHSU is a fairly large school located in Hays, Kansas that handed out 73 bachelors’s computer programming degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at FHSU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Computer Programming Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Fort Hays State University is $12,053 for plains states region bachelor’s degree computer programming students with aid.

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#2

Bellevue University

Bellevue, Nebraska
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bellevue University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. Bellevue University is a fairly large school located in Bellevue, Nebraska that handed out 54 bachelors’s computer programming degrees in 2019-2020.

Bellevue University also made our “Best General Computer Programming Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend Bellevue University is $15,616 for plains states region bachelor’s degree computer programming students with aid.

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#3

Metropolitan State University

Saint Paul, Minnesota
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Metropolitan State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Computer Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, this medium-sized public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified bachelors’s computer programming students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Metro State, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Computer Programming Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $15,225 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Computer Programming students with aid per year to attend Metropolitan State University.

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#4

Grand View University

Des Moines, Iowa
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grand View University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. Grand View University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Des Moines, Iowa. It awarded 2 bachelors’s computer programming degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Grand View University, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best General Computer Programming Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Grand View University is $19,826 for plains states region bachelor’s degree computer programming students with aid.

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#5

Southwestern College

Winfield, Kansas
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Computer Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwestern College landed the #5 spot on the list. Winfield, Kansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s computer programming degrees to 36 students in 2019-2020.

SC also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Computer Programming Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for SC is $23,507 for plains states region bachelor’s degree computer programming students with aid.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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