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 Highly Focused on Programming Major in Virginia” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2021-2022, 12,932 people earned their degree in computer programming, making the major the 108th most popular in the United States. In , computer programming graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $45,502 and had an average of $25,176 in loans still to pay off.
Across Virginia, there were 146 computer programming graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,762 and $34,414 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Programming Major in Virginia” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in computer programming. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in computer programming.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Programming Major in Virginia”.
Out of the 2 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Programming Major in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, ECPI University landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and it awarded 120 ’s programming degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 2 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Programming Major in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Western Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Roanoke, Virginia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s programming degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.2% 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%.
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