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 “Most Well Attended Programming Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for an Associate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 Rocky Mountains region, there were 1,043 computer programming graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,180 and $35,049 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 95 computer programming graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,822 and $20,997 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Programming Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for an Associate” ranking analyzed 13 colleges that offered a degree in computer programming. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in computer programming.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Programming Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for an Associate” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region associate degree programming students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Idaho College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Programming Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for an Associate. North Idaho College is located in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 associates’s programming degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Idaho. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Programming Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for an Associate list. BYU - I is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Rexburg, Idaho. It awarded 15 associates’s programming degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Neumont College of Computer Science. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Programming Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for an Associate list. Neumont College of Computer Science is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 associates’s programming degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Laramie County Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Programming Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for an Associate. This small school is located in Cheyenne, Wyoming, and it awarded 10 associates’s programming degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Laramie County Community College Computer Programming Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend LDS Business College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Programming Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for an Associate list. This small school is located in Salt Lake City, Utah, and it awarded 9 associates’s programming degrees in 2020-2021.
Montana State University - Billings came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Programming Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for an Associate ranking. Billings, Montana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s programming degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
Full Montana State University - Billings Computer Programming Report
Red Rocks Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Programming Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #7. Red Rocks Community College is located in Lakewood, Colorado and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 associates’s programming degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Computer Programming at Red Rocks Community College
Helena College University of Montana did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Programming Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Helena, Montana, this small public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified associates’s programming students in 2020-2021.
Great Falls College Montana State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Programming Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for an Associate ranking. Great Falls College Montana State University is a small public school situated in Great Falls, Montana. It awarded 5 associates’s programming degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Computer Programming at Great Falls College Montana State University
Casper College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Programming Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for an Associate ranking. Casper College is a small school located in Casper, Wyoming that handed out 3 associates’s programming degrees in 2020-2021.
Flathead Valley Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Programming Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Kalispell, Montana, this small public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s programming students in 2020-2021.
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Arapahoe Community College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Programming Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for an Associate ranking. Arapahoe Community College is located in Littleton, Colorado and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s programming degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Computer Programming at Arapahoe Community College
With a ranking of #13, Idaho State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Programming Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for an Associate list. Located in Pocatello, Idaho, this fairly large public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s programming students in 2020-2021.
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