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. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools Highly Focused on Programming Major in the Southwest Region” ranking - to help you make that 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 Southwest region, there were 1,256 computer programming graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,849 and $24,337 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Programming Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 44 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region programming students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Advancing Technology. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Programming Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Advancing Technology is a private for-profit institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a small population, and it awarded 26 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 44 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Programming Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Hardin - Simmons University landed the #2 spot on the list. Hardin - Simmons University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Abilene, Texas. It awarded 9 ’s programming degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 44 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Programming Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, San Jacinto Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. San Jacinto Community College is a public institution located in Pasadena, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 103 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Amarillo College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Programming Major in the Southwest Region list. Amarillo, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s programming degrees to 115 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 44 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Programming Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lamar State College - Port Arthur landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Port Arthur, Texas, this small public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified ’s programming students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #6, Central Arizona College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Programming Major in the Southwest Region list. Pinal County Community College is a small school located in Coolidge, Arizona that handed out 12 ’s programming degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #7, Bryan University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Programming Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this small private for-profit school handed out 38 diplomas to qualified ’s programming students in 2020-2021.
Hill College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Programming Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #8. This small school is located in Hillsboro, Texas, and it awarded 25 ’s programming degrees in 2020-2021.
New Mexico State University - Alamogordo came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Programming Major in the Southwest Region ranking. New Mexico State University - Alamogordo is a small school located in Alamogordo, New Mexico that handed out 1 ’s programming degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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Brazosport College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Programming Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #10. Lake Jackson, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s programming degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
University of Phoenix - Texas came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Programming Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UOPX - Texas is located in Houston, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 ’s programming degrees to qualified students.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full University of Phoenix - Texas Computer Programming Report
With a ranking of #12, Austin Community College District did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Programming Major in the Southwest Region list. Austin Community College District is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 92 ’s programming degrees to qualified students.
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Texas State Technical College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Programming Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas State Technical College is located in Waco, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 ’s programming degrees to qualified students.
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Central Texas College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Programming Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #14. Located in Killeen, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 13 degrees to qualified ’s programming students in 2020-2021.
El Centro College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Programming Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #15. Dallas, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s programming degrees to 114 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #16, McLennan Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Programming Major in the Southwest Region list. Waco, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s programming degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #17, Grayson College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Programming Major in the Southwest Region list. Grayson College is a public institution located in Denison, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 20 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Rose State College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Programming Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #18. RSC is located in Midwest City, Oklahoma and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 ’s programming degrees to qualified students.
San Antonio College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Programming Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #19. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 39 diplomas to qualified ’s programming students in 2020-2021.
Santa Fe Community College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Programming Major in the Southwest Region ranking. SFCC is a public institution located in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #21, Alvin Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Programming Major in the Southwest Region list. Alvin, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s programming degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
Mesa Community College landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Programming Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Mesa Community College is a fairly large school located in Mesa, Arizona that handed out 15 ’s programming degrees in 2020-2021.
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Cochise County Community College District ranked #23 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Programming Major in the Southwest Region list. Sierra Vista, Arizona is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s programming degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Aspen University ranked #24 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Programming Major in the Southwest Region list. Denver, Colorado is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out ’s programming degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. 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.
South Mountain Community College landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Programming Major in the Southwest Region ranking. South Mountain Community College is a small public school situated in Phoenix, Arizona. It awarded 20 ’s programming degrees in 2020-2021.
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