2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Computer Programming in Arizona

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Computer Programming Schools for an Associate in Arizona” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 7,909 people earned their degree in general computer programming, making the major the 166th most popular in the United States.

Across Arizona, there were 373 general computer programming graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 14 general computer programming graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,749 and $17,785 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Computer Programming Schools for an Associate in Arizona” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general computer programming. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general computer programming programs that also have a lower cost than 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Computer Programming Schools for an Associate in Arizona

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Computer Programming Schools for an Associate in Arizona.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Computer Programming in Arizona

#1

Rio Salado College

Tempe, Arizona

#1 in overall quality

$9,320 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rio Salado College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Programming Schools for an Associate in Arizona list. Rio Salado College is a fairly large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 5 associates’s computer programming degrees in 2019-2020.

Rio Salado College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Computer Programming Associate Degree Schools in Arizona” list. It costs about $9,320 for arizona associate degree computer programming students per year to attend Rio Salado College.

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#2

Estrella Mountain Community College

Avondale, Arizona

#2 in overall quality

$9,200 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Estrella Mountain Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Programming Schools for an Associate in Arizona list. Estrella Mountain Community College is a public institution located in Avondale, Arizona. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Estrella Mountain Community College also made our “Best General Computer Programming Associate Degree Schools in Arizona” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for Estrella Mountain Community College is $9,200 for Arizona Associate Degree Computer Programming students.

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• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Computer Programming in the Southwest Region
• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Computer Programming

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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