by our College Data Analytics Team
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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 the Plains States region, there were 906 general computer programming graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 295 general computer programming graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Computer Programming Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in general computer programming. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in general computer programming.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Computer Programming Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s”.
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Well Attended Computer Programming Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Fort Hays State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Hays, Kansas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s computer programming degrees to 154 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bellevue University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Computer Programming Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s. Located in Bellevue, Nebraska, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 72 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s computer programming students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Bellevue University General Computer Programming Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southwestern College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Computer Programming Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s. 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 50 students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Well Attended Computer Programming Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Morningside College landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Sioux City, Iowa, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s computer programming degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Morningside College General Computer Programming Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Missouri Valley College. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Computer Programming Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s. Marshall, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s computer programming degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Computer Programming at Missouri Valley College
Metropolitan State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Computer Programming Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, this medium-sized public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s computer programming students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Computer Programming at Metro State
Herzing University - Minneapolis came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Computer Programming Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s computer programming degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on General Computer Programming at Herzing University - Minneapolis
With a ranking of #8, Minnesota State University - Mankato did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Computer Programming Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. Minnesota State University - Mankato is a fairly large public school situated in Mankato, Minnesota. It awarded 13 bachelors’s computer programming degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Minnesota State Mankato General Computer Programming Report
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