2023 Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for General Computer Programming in Massachusetts

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In 2020-2021, 8,750 people earned their degree in general computer programming, making the major the 137th most popular in the United States.

Across Massachusetts, there were 72 general computer programming graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 26 general computer programming graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,931 and $13,427 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Computer Programming Major in Massachusetts for an Associate” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in general computer programming. To top this list, a school must have a successful general computer programming program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.

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Most Well Attended Computer Programming Major in Massachusetts for an Associate

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Computer Programming Major in Massachusetts for an Associate”.

Top 5 Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for General Computer Programming in Massachusetts

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North Shore Community College
Danvers, Massachusetts

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended Computer Programming Major in Massachusetts for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, North Shore Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Danvers, Massachusetts, this small public school handed out 11 degrees to qualified associates’s computer programming students in 2020-2021.

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2

Quinsigamond Community College
Worcester, Massachusetts

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Quinsigamond Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Computer Programming Major in Massachusetts for an Associate. Quinsigamond Community College is located in Worcester, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 associates’s computer programming degrees to qualified students.

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3

Massasoit Community College
Brockton, Massachusetts

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Massasoit Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Computer Programming Major in Massachusetts for an Associate. Massasoit Community College is a public institution located in Brockton, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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4

Middlesex Community College
Bedford, Massachusetts

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Middlesex Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Computer Programming Major in Massachusetts for an Associate list. Bedford, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s computer programming degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.

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4

Northern Essex Community College
Haverhill, Massachusetts

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Essex Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Computer Programming Major in Massachusetts for an Associate. This small school is located in Haverhill, Massachusetts, and it awarded 0 associates’s computer programming degrees in 2020-2021.

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• Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for General Computer Programming in the New England Region
• Most Popular 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

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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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