by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Programming Major in Maryland” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Computer Programming is the 108th most popular major in the country with 11,939 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, computer programming graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $45,629 and had an average of $27,450 in loans still to pay off.
Across Maryland, there were 35 computer programming graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,361 and $48,347 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 11 computer programming graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,870 and $17,588 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Programming Major in Maryland” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in computer programming. That schools that top this list have a program in computer programming in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The 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 “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Programming Major in Maryland”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Programming Major in Maryland”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cecil College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Programming Major in Maryland. North East, Maryland is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s programming degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Programming Major in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Frederick Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Frederick, Maryland, and it awarded 4 associates’s programming degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Computer Programming at Frederick Community College
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Programming Major in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Southern Maryland landed the #3 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in La Plata, Maryland, and it awarded 2 associates’s programming degrees in 2020-2021.
Full College of Southern Maryland Computer Programming Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Prince George’s Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Programming Major in Maryland list. PGCC is a fairly large school located in Largo, Maryland that handed out 6 associates’s programming degrees in 2020-2021.
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