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. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended Programming Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate” 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 the Southwest region, there were 1,256 computer programming graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,849 and $24,337 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 402 computer programming graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,810 and $18,681 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Programming Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 38 colleges that offer a degree in computer programming. To top this list, a school must have a successful computer programming program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree programming students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Jacinto Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Programming Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate. Pasadena, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s programming degrees to 103 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend El Centro College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Programming Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate list. El Centro College is a large public school situated in Dallas, Texas. It awarded 68 associates’s programming degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Austin Community College District. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Programming Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate list. Austin Community College District is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 37 associates’s programming degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Austin Community College District Computer Programming Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Amarillo College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Programming Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate list. Amarillo College is a medium-sized public school situated in Amarillo, Texas. It awarded 23 associates’s programming degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 38 schools in the Most Well Attended Programming Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State Technical College landed the #5 spot on the list. Waco, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s programming degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.
San Antonio College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Programming Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #6. San Antonio College is a fairly large public school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 16 associates’s programming degrees in 2020-2021.
Houston Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Programming Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate list. Houston Community College is a large school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 14 associates’s programming degrees in 2020-2021.
Central Texas College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended Programming Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate list. Central Texas College is a medium-sized school located in Killeen, Texas that handed out 13 associates’s programming degrees in 2020-2021.
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Central Arizona College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Programming Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate list. Coolidge, Arizona is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s programming degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
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McLennan Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Programming Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Waco, Texas, and it awarded 9 associates’s programming degrees in 2020-2021.
Mesa Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Programming Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Mesa, Arizona, this fairly large public school awarded 9 degrees to qualified associates’s programming students in 2020-2021.
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Hill College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Programming Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate ranking. Located in Hillsboro, Texas, this small public school awarded 8 degrees to qualified associates’s programming students in 2020-2021.
Brazosport College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Programming Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #13. Brazosport College is located in Lake Jackson, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 associates’s programming degrees to qualified students.
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Grayson College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Programming Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #13. This small school is located in Denison, Texas, and it awarded 7 associates’s programming degrees in 2020-2021.
Bryan University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Programming Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate ranking. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s programming degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #13, University of Advancing Technology did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Programming Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate list. University of Advancing Technology is a small private for-profit school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 7 associates’s programming degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of Advancing Technology Computer Programming Report
Lamar State College - Port Arthur landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Programming Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate ranking. 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
El Paso Community College ranked #17 on this year’s Most Well Attended Programming Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate list. El Paso Community College is located in El Paso, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 associates’s programming degrees to qualified students.
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Lee College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Programming Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #19. This medium-sized school is located in Baytown, Texas, and it awarded 5 associates’s programming degrees in 2020-2021.
Cochise County Community College District did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Programming Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #19. Located in Sierra Vista, Arizona, this small public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified associates’s programming students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Alvin Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Programming Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #21. Alvin Community College is a small public school situated in Alvin, Texas. It awarded 4 associates’s programming degrees in 2020-2021.
Rose State College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Programming Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #21. Midwest City, Oklahoma is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s programming degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Lone Star College System ranked #21 on this year’s Most Well Attended Programming Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate list. This large school is located in The Woodlands, Texas, and it awarded 4 associates’s programming degrees in 2020-2021.
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Rio Salado College landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Programming Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate ranking. Rio Salado College is a fairly large public school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 3 associates’s programming degrees in 2020-2021.
St Philip’s College landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Programming Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate ranking. 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.
South Mountain Community College landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Programming Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate ranking. South Mountain Community College is located in Phoenix, Arizona and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s programming degrees to qualified students.
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Santa Fe Community College ranked #25 on this year’s Most Well Attended Programming Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate list. SFCC is a small public school situated in Santa Fe, New Mexico. It awarded 2 associates’s programming degrees in 2020-2021.
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