General Computer Programming is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #137 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
College Factual looked at 95 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best General Computer Programming Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 8,750 degrees in general computer programming during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Choosing a Great General Computer Programming School
Your choice of general computer programming school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall General Computer Programming School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Pick Your General Computer Programming Degree Level
The computer programming school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best General Computer Programming Schools.
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Best Schools for General Computer Programming in the United States
The schools below may not offer all types of computer programming degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
DePaul University is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in general computer programming. Located in the city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #203 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means DePaul is a great university overall.
There were about 274 general computer programming students who graduated with this degree at DePaul in the most recent data year.
Bellevue College is a good decision for students interested in a degree in general computer programming. BC is a fairly large public college located in the midsize city of Bellevue. This college ranks 12th out of 51 colleges for overall quality in the state of Washington.
There were roughly 30 general computer programming students who graduated with this degree at BC in the most recent data year.
Western Governors University is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in general computer programming. WGU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City. A Best Colleges rank of #146 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means WGU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 625 general computer programming students who graduated with this degree at WGU in the most recent year we have data available.
Cincinnati State Technical and Community College is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in general computer programming. Located in the city of Cincinnati, Cincinnati State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #442 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Cincinnati State is a great college overall.
There were approximately 7 general computer programming students who graduated with this degree at Cincinnati State in the most recent data year.
Located in the suburb of Lawrenceville, GTC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. This college ranks 7th out of 68 schools for overall quality in the state of Georgia.
There were approximately 74 general computer programming students who graduated with this degree at GTC in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Orlando, Valencia College is a public college with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #523 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Valencia College is a great college overall.
There were roughly 187 general computer programming students who graduated with this degree at Valencia College in the most recent data year.
MATC is a large public college located in the city of Milwaukee. This college ranks 28th out of 46 colleges for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.
There were approximately 24 general computer programming students who graduated with this degree at MATC in the most recent data year.
LWTech is a small public school located in the suburb of Kirkland. This school ranks 11th out of 51 colleges for overall quality in the state of Washington.
There were approximately 50 general computer programming students who graduated with this degree at LWTech in the most recent year we have data available.
WCTC is a moderately-sized public college located in the large suburb of Pewaukee. This college ranks 23rd out of 46 schools for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.
There were about 27 general computer programming students who graduated with this degree at WCTC in the most recent year we have data available.
El Centro College is a fairly large public college located in the city of Dallas. A Best Colleges rank of #362 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means El Centro College is a great college overall.
There were about 114 general computer programming students who graduated with this degree at El Centro College in the most recent data year.
Located in the suburb of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population. This college ranks 26th out of 57 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were roughly 31 general computer programming students who graduated with this degree at Washtenaw Community College in the most recent data year.
Located in the city of Saint Cloud, St Cloud Technical and Community College is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 32nd out of 52 schools for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were roughly 25 general computer programming students who graduated with this degree at St Cloud Technical and Community College in the most recent data year.
Located in the city of Dayton, Sinclair Community College is a public college with a large student population. This college ranks 30th out of 96 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were about 73 general computer programming students who graduated with this degree at Sinclair Community College in the most recent year we have data available.
New England Tech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of East Greenwich. A Best Colleges rank of #465 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means New England Tech is a great school overall.
There were roughly 50 general computer programming students who graduated with this degree at New England Tech in the most recent year we have data available.
Here are some additional great schools for General Computer Programming students that almost earned our Best General Computer Programming Schools award.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
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Your choice of general computer programming school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall General Computer Programming School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
