2024 Best General Computer Programming Schools in the Southwest Region
5Colleges in the Southwest Region
1,091Computer Programming Degrees Awarded
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 reviewed 5 schools in the Southwest Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of general computer programming. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,091 degrees in general computer programming during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Choosing a Great General Computer Programming School
The computer programming program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Computer Programming rankings. 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.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
General Computer Programming Rankings by 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 in the Southwest Region.
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Best Schools for General Computer Programming in the Southwest Region
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.
Top Southwest Region Schools in Computer Programming
It is difficult to beat El Centro College if you want to pursue a degree in general computer programming. Located in the large city of Dallas, El Centro College is a public college with a fairly large student population. This college ranks 18th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were approximately 114 general computer programming students who graduated with this degree at El Centro College in the most recent data year.
It is difficult to beat Austin Community College District if you want to pursue a degree in general computer programming. Located in the city of Austin, Austin Community College District is a public college with a fairly large student population. This college ranks 33rd out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were roughly 92 general computer programming students who graduated with this degree at Austin Community College District in the most recent data year.
Any student who is interested in general computer programming has to check out Grand Canyon University. Grand Canyon University is a fairly large private for-profit university located in the city of Phoenix. A Best Colleges rank of #272 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Grand Canyon University is a great university overall.
There were roughly 50 general computer programming students who graduated with this degree at Grand Canyon University in the most recent data year.
It is hard to beat Texas State Technical College if you wish to pursue a degree in general computer programming. TSTC is a large public college located in the medium-sized city of Waco. A Best Colleges rank of #148 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means TSTC is a great college overall.
There were roughly 17 general computer programming students who graduated with this degree at TSTC in the most recent data year.
Located in the medium-sized city of Amarillo, Amarillo College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. This college ranks 62nd out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were roughly 115 general computer programming students who graduated with this degree at Amarillo College in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Phoenix, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #113 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UOPX - Arizona is a great university overall.
There were about 237 general computer programming students who graduated with this degree at UOPX - Arizona in the most recent year we have data available.
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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The computer programming program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Computer Programming rankings. 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.
