2022 Best Value Computer Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Computer Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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

Across the Southwest region, there were 1,285 general computer programming graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 35 general computer programming graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Computer Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general computer programming. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general computer programming programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general computer programming program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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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 Value Computer Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Computer Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Computer Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region.

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Computer Programming in the Southwest Region

#1

University of Phoenix - Arizona

Tempe, Arizona

#2 in overall quality

$12,944 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Phoenix - Arizona. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s computer programming degrees in 2019-2020.

UOPX - Arizona not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Computer Programming Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Phoenix - Arizona is $12,944 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Computer Programming students.

Read full report on General Computer Programming at University of Phoenix - Arizona

#2

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, Arizona

#1 in overall quality

$21,020 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Computer Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Grand Canyon University landed the #2 spot on the list. Grand Canyon University is a large school located in Phoenix, Arizona that handed out 18 bachelors’s computer programming degrees in 2019-2020.

Grand Canyon University also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Computer Programming Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $21,020 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Computer Programming students per year to attend Grand Canyon University.

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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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