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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Computer Programming in Michigan

5 Ranked Colleges
92 Degrees Awarded
$16,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Programming Schools for a Bachelor's in Michigan

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s in Michigan” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Computer Programming is the 121st most popular major in the country with 10,756 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 Michigan, there were 498 computer programming graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,100 and $23,462 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 92 computer programming graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,161 and $25,915 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s in Michigan” ranking looked at 5 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s in Michigan” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s in Michigan

The colleges and universities below are the best for michigan bachelor’s degree programming students.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Computer Programming in Michigan

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Michigan - Dearborn. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s in Michigan. This medium-sized school is located in Dearborn, Michigan, and it awarded 48 bachelors’s programming degrees in 2019-2020.

UM Dearborn also took the #1 spot in our “Best Computer Programming Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UM Dearborn is $11,473 for Michigan 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%.

Read more about Computer Programming at University of Michigan - Dearborn

#2

Baker College

Owosso, Michigan

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Baker College landed the #2 spot on the list. Baker College is located in Owosso, Michigan and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s programming degrees to qualified students.

Baker College also made our “Best Computer Programming Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend Baker College is $15,049 for michigan bachelor’s degree programming students.

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.

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#3

Eastern Michigan University

Ypsilanti, Michigan
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Michigan University landed the #3 spot on the list. Ypsilanti, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s programming degrees to 27 students in 2019-2020.

Eastern Michigan did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Computer Programming Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. The yearly cost to attend Eastern Michigan University is $15,924 for Michigan Bachelor’s Degree Programming students.

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#4

Davenport University

Grand Rapids, Michigan

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Davenport University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s in Michigan list. Grand Rapids, 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 2 students in 2019-2020.

Davenport University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Computer Programming Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. The estimated yearly cost for Davenport University is $16,098 for Michigan Bachelor’s Degree Programming students.

Read more about Computer Programming at Davenport University

#5

Siena Heights University

Adrian, Michigan
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Siena Heights University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s in Michigan list. Siena Heights University is located in Adrian, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s programming degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our michigan bachelor’s degree programming students list, Siena Heights University has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Computer Programming Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Siena Heights University is $21,249 for michigan bachelor’s degree programming students.

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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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