by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Computer Programming Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
General Computer Programming is the 137th most popular major in the country with 8,750 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southwest region, there were 1,091 general computer programming graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Computer Programming Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 36 colleges that offer a degree in general computer programming. That schools that top this list have a program in general computer programming in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region computer programming students.
Out of the 36 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Computer Programming Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Hardin - Simmons University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Abilene, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified ’s computer programming students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Computer Programming at Hardin - Simmons
Out of the 36 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Computer Programming Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, San Jacinto Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. San Jacinto Community College is a large school located in Pasadena, Texas that handed out 103 ’s computer programming degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Computer Programming at San Jacinto College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Amarillo College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Computer Programming Major in the Southwest Region list. Amarillo College is a medium-sized school located in Amarillo, Texas that handed out 115 ’s computer programming degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Computer Programming at Amarillo College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lamar State College - Port Arthur. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Computer Programming Major in the Southwest Region list. Lamar State College - Port Arthur is a small school located in Port Arthur, Texas that handed out 7 ’s computer programming degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hill College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Computer Programming Major in the Southwest Region list. Hill College is located in Hillsboro, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 25 ’s computer programming degrees to qualified students.
Read more about General Computer Programming at Hill College
Central Arizona College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Computer Programming Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #6. Pinal County Community College is located in Coolidge, Arizona and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 ’s computer programming degrees to qualified students.
Read more about General Computer Programming at Pinal County Community College
New Mexico State University - Alamogordo ranked #7 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Computer Programming Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Alamogordo, New Mexico, and it awarded 1 ’s computer programming degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Brazosport College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Computer Programming Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Lake Jackson, Texas, this small public school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified ’s computer programming students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #9, University of Phoenix - Texas did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Computer Programming Major in the Southwest Region list. UOPX - Texas is a small school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 1 ’s computer programming degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read more about General Computer Programming at University of Phoenix - Texas
Austin Community College District did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Computer Programming Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school awarded 92 diplomas to qualified ’s computer programming students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Computer Programming at Austin Community College District
Texas State Technical College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Computer Programming Major in the Southwest Region ranking. TSTC is a public institution located in Waco, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 17 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Texas State Technical College General Computer Programming Report
Central Texas College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Computer Programming Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Central Texas College is a public institution located in Killeen, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 13 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Central Texas College General Computer Programming Report
El Centro College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Computer Programming Major in the Southwest Region ranking. El Centro College is a large public school situated in Dallas, Texas. It awarded 114 ’s computer programming degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Computer Programming at El Centro College
McLennan Community College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Computer Programming Major in the Southwest Region list. Waco, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s computer programming degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
Grayson College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Computer Programming Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #15. Grayson College is a public institution located in Denison, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 20 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Computer Programming at Grayson College
Rose State College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Computer Programming Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Midwest City, Oklahoma is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s computer programming degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Computer Programming at Rose State College
San Antonio College ranked #17 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Computer Programming Major in the Southwest Region list. San Antonio College is a fairly large public school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 39 ’s computer programming degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Computer Programming at San Antonio College
Santa Fe Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Computer Programming Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #18. SFCC is located in Santa Fe, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 ’s computer programming degrees to qualified students.
Alvin Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Computer Programming Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #19. Alvin, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s computer programming degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
Full Alvin Community College General Computer Programming Report
With a ranking of #20, Cochise County Community College District did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Computer Programming Major in the Southwest Region list. Cochise College is a public institution located in Sierra Vista, Arizona. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Computer Programming at Cochise College
Aspen University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Computer Programming Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Aspen University is a medium-sized private for-profit school situated in Denver, Colorado. It awarded 5 ’s computer programming degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Computer Programming at Aspen University
El Paso Community College ranked #22 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Computer Programming Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in El Paso, Texas, and it awarded 12 ’s computer programming degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Computer Programming at El Paso Community College
Lee College ranked #23 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Computer Programming Major in the Southwest Region list. Lee College is a medium-sized school located in Baytown, Texas that handed out 5 ’s computer programming degrees in 2020-2021.
Grand Canyon University landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Computer Programming Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in Phoenix, Arizona, and it awarded 50 ’s computer programming degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Grand Canyon University General Computer Programming Report
Midland College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Computer Programming Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #25. Midland College is a public institution located in Midland, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 4 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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