by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Texas” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 11,939 people earned their degree in computer programming, making the major the 108th most popular in the United States. 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 Texas, there were 680 computer programming graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,684 and $19,146 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 350 computer programming graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,954 and $18,599 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Programming Major in Texas” ranking, we looked at 23 colleges that offer 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 following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Programming Major in Texas”.
Out of the 23 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Programming Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, San Jacinto Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. San Jacinto College is located in Pasadena, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 103 associates’s programming degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Amarillo College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Programming Major in Texas. Amarillo College is located in Amarillo, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 23 associates’s programming degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lamar State College - Port Arthur. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Programming Major in Texas. This small school is located in Port Arthur, Texas, and it awarded 6 associates’s programming degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Lamar State College - Port Arthur Computer Programming Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hill College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Programming Major in Texas list. Hill College is a public institution located in Hillsboro, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 23 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Programming Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Brazosport College landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Lake Jackson, Texas, and it awarded 7 associates’s programming degrees in 2020-2021.
Austin Community College District landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Programming Major in Texas ranking. Austin Community College District is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 37 associates’s programming degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Austin Community College District Computer Programming Report
Texas State Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Programming Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #7. TSTC is a fairly large school located in Waco, Texas that handed out 17 associates’s programming degrees in 2020-2021.
Central Texas College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Programming Major in Texas ranking. Central Texas College is a public institution located in Killeen, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 13 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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El Centro College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Programming Major in Texas ranking. El Centro College is a public institution located in Dallas, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 68 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
McLennan Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Programming Major in Texas ranking. Waco, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s programming degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
Grayson College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Programming Major in Texas ranking. Grayson College is a public institution located in Denison, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
San Antonio College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Programming Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #12. San Antonio College is a public institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 16 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Alvin Community College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Programming Major in Texas ranking. Alvin is located in Alvin, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 associates’s programming degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #14, Houston Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Programming Major in Texas list. Houston Community College is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 14 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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El Paso Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Programming Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #15. This large school is located in El Paso, Texas, and it awarded 6 associates’s programming degrees in 2020-2021.
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Lee College ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Programming Major in Texas list. Lee College is a medium-sized school located in Baytown, Texas that handed out 5 associates’s programming degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #17, Midland College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Programming Major in Texas list. Midland College is located in Midland, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s programming degrees to qualified students.
St Philip’s College ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Programming Major in Texas list. St Philip’s College is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s programming degrees to qualified students.
Lone Star College System landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Programming Major in Texas ranking. The Woodlands, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s programming degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #20, Northeast Texas Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Programming Major in Texas list. Mount Pleasant, Texas 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.
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Southwest Collegiate Institute for the Deaf landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Programming Major in Texas ranking. Southwest Collegiate Institute for the Deaf is located in Big Spring, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s programming degrees to qualified students.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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Temple College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Programming Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #20. Located in Temple, Texas, this small public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s programming students in 2020-2021.
Texarkana College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Programming Major in Texas ranking. Located in Texarkana, Texas, this small public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s programming students in 2020-2021.
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