2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Computer Programming
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,897 computer programming graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 57 colleges that offer a degree 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.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the computer programming program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree programming students.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Computer Programming
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Governors University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s. This large school is located in Salt Lake City, Utah, and it awarded 399 bachelors’s programming degrees in 2019-2020.
WGU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Computer Programming Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Western Governors University is $9,805 for Bachelor’s Degree Programming students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bellevue University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s. Located in Bellevue, Nebraska, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 54 degrees to qualified bachelors’s programming students in 2019-2020.
Bellevue University also made our “Best Computer Programming Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #9. The yearly cost to attend Bellevue University is $15,616 for Bachelor’s Degree Programming students.
Out of the 57 schools in the Best Value Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Fort Hays State University landed the #3 spot on the list. FHSU is a public institution located in Hays, Kansas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 73 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at FHSU, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Computer Programming Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $12,053 for Bachelor’s Degree Programming students per year to attend FHSU.
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Out of the 57 schools in the Best Value Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Phoenix - Arizona landed the #4 spot on the list. UOPX - Arizona is a large private for-profit school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 12 bachelors’s programming degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $12,944 for Bachelor’s Degree Programming students per year to attend UOPX - Arizona.
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Out of the 57 schools in the Best Value Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Wilmington University landed the #5 spot on the list. Wilmington University is a private not-for-profit institution located in New Castle, Delaware. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Wilmington University is $14,683 for Bachelor’s Degree Programming students.
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Capella University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Capella University is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 14 bachelors’s programming degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Capella University is $17,619 for Bachelor’s Degree Programming students.
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Farmingdale State College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Farmingdale State College is located in Farmingdale, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 141 bachelors’s programming degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree programming students list, SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Computer Programming Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale is $8,638 for bachelor’s degree programming students.
The low student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.
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With a ranking of #8, Lake Washington Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s list. LWTech is a small public school situated in Kirkland, Washington. It awarded 16 bachelors’s programming degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $7,713 for bachelor’s degree programming students per year to attend Lake Washington Institute of Technology.
With a ranking of #9, ECPI University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s list. ECPI University is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 83 bachelors’s programming degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at ECPI University, the school also landed the #21 spot in our “Best Computer Programming Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $20,489 for Bachelor’s Degree Programming students per year to attend ECPI University.
Metropolitan State University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, this medium-sized public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified bachelors’s programming students in 2019-2020.
Metro State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #17 on our “Best Computer Programming Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Metropolitan State University is $15,225 for bachelor’s degree programming students.
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Eastern Michigan University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #11. This fairly large school is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s programming degrees in 2019-2020.
Eastern Michigan did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #19 on our “Best Computer Programming Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Eastern Michigan University is $15,924 for Bachelor’s Degree Programming students.
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With a ranking of #12, Baker College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Owosso, Michigan is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s programming degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $15,049 for bachelor’s degree programming students per year to attend Baker College.
The student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Herzing University - Atlanta landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. This small school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s programming degrees in 2019-2020.
Herzing University - Atlanta also took the #24 spot in our “Best Computer Programming Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Herzing University - Atlanta is $25,542 for Bachelor’s Degree Programming students.
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Rowan University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #14. Glassboro, New Jersey is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s programming degrees to 107 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Rowan, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Computer Programming Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Rowan University is $25,454 for bachelor’s degree programming students.
University of Akron Main Campus landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Akron, Ohio. It awarded 31 bachelors’s programming degrees in 2019-2020.
University of Akron Main Campus not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #16 on our “Best Computer Programming Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Akron Main Campus is $17,792 for Bachelor’s Degree Programming students.
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Hodges University landed the #16 spot on the 2022 Best Value Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Naples, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s programming degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree programming students list, International College has also earned the #25 rank in our “Best Computer Programming Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $21,577 for Bachelor’s Degree Programming students per year to attend International College.
With a ranking of #17, Grand Canyon University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Phoenix, Arizona, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s programming degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Grand Canyon University is $21,020 for bachelor’s degree programming students.
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Herzing University - Akron did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #18. Akron, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s programming degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Herzing University - Akron is $22,416 for Bachelor’s Degree Programming students.
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University of Michigan - Dearborn ranked #19 on this year’s Best Value Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This medium-sized school is located in Dearborn, Michigan, and it awarded 48 bachelors’s programming degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree programming students list, UM Dearborn has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Computer Programming Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UM Dearborn is $11,473 for bachelor’s degree programming students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Herzing University - Madison landed the #20 spot on the 2022 Best Value Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Herzing University - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 bachelors’s programming degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for Herzing University - Madison is $24,205 for bachelor’s degree programming students.
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Youngstown State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #21. Youngstown, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s programming degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Youngstown State University is $11,947 for Bachelor’s Degree Programming students.
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Kennesaw State University landed the #22 spot on the 2022 Best Value Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. KSU Georgia is a large school located in Kennesaw, Georgia that handed out 61 bachelors’s programming degrees in 2019-2020.
KSU Georgia also took the #20 spot in our “Best Computer Programming Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Kennesaw State University is $17,221 for Bachelor’s Degree Programming students.
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EDP University - San Juan did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #23. This small school is located in San Juan, , and it awarded 4 bachelors’s programming degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for EDP University - San Juan is $5,841 for bachelor’s degree programming students.
The low student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%.
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With a ranking of #24, University of Advancing Technology did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s list. University of Advancing Technology is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s programming degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for University of Advancing Technology is $21,440 for bachelor’s degree programming students.
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Alfred State College landed the #25 spot on the 2022 Best Value Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Alfred State College is a small public school situated in Alfred, New York. It awarded 7 bachelors’s programming degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Alfred State is $16,630 for Bachelor’s Degree Programming students.
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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%.
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- 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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