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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Computer Programming in the Southeast Region

8 Ranked Colleges
205 Degrees Awarded
$24,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Programming Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking - to help you make that 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 the Southeast region, there were 2,168 computer programming graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,240 and $29,521 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 205 computer programming graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in computer programming. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality computer programming programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the computer programming program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Computer Programming in the Southeast Region

#1

ECPI University

Virginia Beach, Virginia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend ECPI University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. 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.

ECPI University also made our “Best Computer Programming Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend ECPI University is $20,489 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Programming students.

Full ECPI University Computer Programming Report

#2

Herzing University - Atlanta

Atlanta, Georgia
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Herzing University - Atlanta landed the #2 spot on the list. Herzing University - Atlanta is a private not-for-profit institution located in Atlanta, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Herzing University - Atlanta, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Computer Programming Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Herzing University - Atlanta is $25,542 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Programming students.

Full Herzing University - Atlanta Computer Programming Report

#3

Hodges University

Naples, Florida
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hodges University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. Hodges University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Naples, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

International College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Computer Programming Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Hodges University is $21,577 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Programming students.

Read more about Computer Programming at International College

#4

Kennesaw State University

Kennesaw, Georgia

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Kennesaw State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Kennesaw State University is a large public school situated in Kennesaw, Georgia. It awarded 61 bachelors’s programming degrees in 2019-2020.

KSU Georgia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Computer Programming Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Kennesaw State University is $17,221 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Programming students.

Read full report on Computer Programming at KSU Georgia

#5

Herzing University - Winter Park

Winter Park, Florida

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Herzing University - Winter Park. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. Located in Winter Park, Florida, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s programming students in 2019-2020.

Herzing University - Winter Park did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Computer Programming Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Herzing University - Winter Park is $24,150 for southeast region bachelor’s degree programming students.

Full Herzing University - Winter Park Computer Programming Report

#6

Limestone College

Gaffney, South Carolina
#6 in overall quality

Limestone College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Limestone College is a small school located in Gaffney, South Carolina that handed out 6 bachelors’s programming degrees in 2019-2020.

Limestone College also took the #6 spot in our “Best Computer Programming Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $22,707 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Programming students per year to attend Limestone College.

Read more about Computer Programming at Limestone College

#7

Full Sail University

Winter Park, Florida

Full Sail University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. Full Sail University is a large private for-profit school situated in Winter Park, Florida. It awarded 23 bachelors’s programming degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree programming students list, Full Sail University has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Computer Programming Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $27,524 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Programming students per year to attend Full Sail University.

Read more about Computer Programming at Full Sail University

#8

Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, Louisiana

Tulane University of Louisiana ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Tulane University of Louisiana is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in New Orleans, Louisiana. It awarded 14 bachelors’s programming degrees in 2019-2020.

Tulane did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Computer Programming Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Tulane University of Louisiana is $37,841 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Programming students.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.

Full Tulane Computer Programming Report

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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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