by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools Highly Focused on Programming Major in Minnesota” ranking.
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 Minnesota, there were 369 computer programming graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,272 and $30,148 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Programming Major in Minnesota” ranking looked at 15 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 following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Programming Major in Minnesota”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minneapolis Community and Technical College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Programming Major in Minnesota list. Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a medium-sized public school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 80 ’s programming degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend St Cloud Technical and Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Programming Major in Minnesota. Located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota, this small public school awarded 25 diplomas to qualified ’s programming students in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 15 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Programming Major in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Dakota County Technical College landed the #3 spot on the list. Rosemount, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s programming degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 15 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Programming Major in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State Community and Technical College landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, this medium-sized public school awarded 13 diplomas to qualified ’s programming students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ridgewater College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Programming Major in Minnesota. Ridgewater College is a small school located in Willmar, Minnesota that handed out 10 ’s programming degrees in 2020-2021.
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Hennepin Technical College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Programming Major in Minnesota ranking. Located in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, this small public school handed out 20 degrees to qualified ’s programming students in 2020-2021.
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Pine Technical & Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Programming Major in Minnesota ranking. Pine City, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s programming degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #8, Herzing University - Minneapolis did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Programming Major in Minnesota list. Herzing University - Minneapolis is a private not-for-profit institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%.
Full Herzing University - Minneapolis Computer Programming Report
With a ranking of #9, Minnesota State College Southeast did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Programming Major in Minnesota list. Minnesota State College Southeast is a public institution located in Winona, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #10, Saint Paul College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Programming Major in Minnesota list. Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, this medium-sized public school awarded 10 degrees to qualified ’s programming students in 2020-2021.
Metropolitan State University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Programming Major in Minnesota list. Saint Paul, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s programming degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #12, Capella University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Programming Major in Minnesota list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large private for-profit school handed out 20 diplomas to qualified ’s programming students in 2020-2021.
Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Programming Major in Minnesota ranking. This fairly large school is located in Mankato, Minnesota, and it awarded 13 ’s programming degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Central Lakes College - Brainerd landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Programming Major in Minnesota ranking. Central Lakes College is a small public school situated in Brainerd, Minnesota. It awarded 0 ’s programming degrees in 2020-2021.
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Inver Hills Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Programming Major in Minnesota ranking, coming in at #13. Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s programming degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
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