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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Computer Programming (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

13 Ranked Colleges
390 Degrees Awarded
$34,700 Avg Salary
Best Value Programming Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Programming Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 10,756 people earned their degree in computer programming, making the major the 121st most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, computer programming graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $45,886 and had an average of $26,222 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 1,403 computer programming graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,867 and $29,290 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 390 computer programming graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Programming Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 13 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in computer programming. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent computer programming programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the computer programming program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Programming Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree programming students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 13 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Computer Programming (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

#1

El Centro College

Dallas, Texas
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend El Centro College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Programming Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Dallas, Texas, this large public school handed out 44 degrees to qualified associates’s programming students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at El Centro College, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Computer Programming Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for El Centro College is $6,881 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Programming students whose families make $48-$75k.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Austin Community College District. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Programming Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 40 associates’s programming degrees in 2019-2020.

Austin Community College District did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Computer Programming Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Austin Community College District is $8,877 for southwest region associate degree programming students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full Austin Community College District Computer Programming Report

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Jacinto Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Programming Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. This large school is located in Pasadena, Texas, and it awarded 93 associates’s programming degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at San Jacinto College, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Computer Programming Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for San Jacinto College is $9,788 for southwest region associate degree programming students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#4

Amarillo College

Amarillo, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Amarillo College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Programming Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Amarillo College is a public institution located in Amarillo, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 20 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Amarillo College also made our “Best Computer Programming Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $6,860 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Programming students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Amarillo College.

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#5

Houston Community College

Houston, Texas
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Houston Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Programming Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Houston, Texas, this large public school awarded 18 degrees to qualified associates’s programming students in 2019-2020.

Houston Community College also took the #6 spot in our “Best Computer Programming Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Houston Community College is $7,595 for southwest region associate degree programming students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#6

San Antonio College

San Antonio, Texas
#7 in overall quality

San Antonio College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Programming Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #6. This fairly large school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 13 associates’s programming degrees in 2019-2020.

San Antonio College also took the #7 spot in our “Best Computer Programming Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $8,279 for southwest region associate degree programming students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend San Antonio College.

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Texas State Technical College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Programming Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Located in Waco, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 30 diplomas to qualified associates’s programming students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at TSTC, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Computer Programming Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $12,576 for southwest region associate degree programming students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Texas State Technical College.

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#8

Mesa Community College

Mesa, Arizona
#8 in overall quality

Mesa Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Programming Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #8. Mesa, Arizona is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s programming degrees to 18 students in 2019-2020.

Mesa Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Computer Programming Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Mesa Community College is $11,230 for southwest region associate degree programming students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#9

El Paso Community College

El Paso, Texas
#11 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, El Paso Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Programming Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. El Paso Community College is a public institution located in El Paso, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree programming students whose families make $48-$75k list, El Paso Community College has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Computer Programming Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for El Paso Community College is $7,230 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Programming students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#10

Santa Fe Community College

Santa Fe, New Mexico
#9 in overall quality

Santa Fe Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Programming Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. SFCC is a public institution located in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SFCC also took the #9 spot in our “Best Computer Programming Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Santa Fe Community College is $9,016 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Programming students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full SFCC Computer Programming Report

#13 in overall quality

Estrella Mountain Community College landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Programming Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Estrella Mountain Community College is located in Avondale, Arizona and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 associates’s programming degrees to qualified students.

Estrella Mountain Community College also took the #13 spot in our “Best Computer Programming Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Estrella Mountain Community College is $10,721 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Programming students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#12

St Philip's College

San Antonio, Texas
#14 in overall quality

St Philip’s College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Programming Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. St Philip’s College is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 associates’s programming degrees to qualified students.

St Philip’s College also took the #14 spot in our “Best Computer Programming Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $8,285 for southwest region associate degree programming students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend St Philip’s College.

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#10 in overall quality

With a ranking of #13, University of Advancing Technology did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Programming Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This small school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 1 associates’s programming degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Advancing Technology also made our “Best Computer Programming Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #10. The yearly cost to attend University of Advancing Technology is $22,626 for southwest region associate degree programming students whose families make $48-$75k.

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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

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees 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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