by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Programming Major in the New England Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 the New England region, there were 349 computer programming graduates with average earnings and debt of $49,806 and $24,237 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 160 computer programming graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,618 and $16,599 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Programming Major in the New England Region” ranking analyzed 14 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 the New England Region”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Programming Major in the New England Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Holyoke Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Programming Major in the New England Region list. Holyoke, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s programming degrees to 35 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Computer Programming at Holyoke Community College
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Programming Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New England Institute of Technology landed the #2 spot on the list. New England Institute of Technology is located in East Greenwich, Rhode Island and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 30 associates’s programming degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read full report on Computer Programming at New England Institute of Technology
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Shore Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Programming Major in the New England Region list. Danvers, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s programming degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Computer Programming at North Shore Community College
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Programming Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Community College of Rhode Island landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Warwick, Rhode Island, this fairly large public school awarded 29 degrees to qualified associates’s programming students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Norwalk Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Programming Major in the New England Region. This small school is located in Norwalk, Connecticut, and it awarded 7 associates’s programming degrees in 2020-2021.
Bunker Hill Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Programming Major in the New England Region list. BHCC is a medium-sized public school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 17 associates’s programming degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Computer Programming at Bunker Hill Community College
Nashua Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Programming Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #7. Nashua Community College is a small school located in Nashua, New Hampshire that handed out 3 associates’s programming degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
With a ranking of #8, Quinsigamond Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Programming Major in the New England Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Worcester, Massachusetts, and it awarded 10 associates’s programming degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Quinsigamond Community College Computer Programming Report
With a ranking of #9, Massasoit Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Programming Major in the New England Region list. Brockton, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s programming degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Computer Programming at Massasoit Community College
With a ranking of #10, Springfield Technical Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Programming Major in the New England Region list. Springfield Technical Community College is a public institution located in Springfield, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Computer Programming at Springfield Technical Community College
Champlain College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Programming Major in the New England Region ranking. Champlain College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Burlington, Vermont. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Middlesex Community College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Programming Major in the New England Region ranking. Middlesex Community College is a medium-sized school located in Bedford, Massachusetts that handed out 0 associates’s programming degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Computer Programming at Middlesex Community College
Manchester Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Programming Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #12. Manchester Community College is a small school located in Manchester, Connecticut that handed out 0 associates’s programming degrees in 2020-2021.
Northern Essex Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Programming Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #12. NECC is a small school located in Haverhill, Massachusetts that handed out 0 associates’s programming degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Computer Programming at Northern Essex Community College
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