2023 Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Computer Programming in Louisiana

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 Louisiana for a Bachelor’s” 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 Louisiana, there were 77 computer programming graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,488 and $43,727 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 14 computer programming graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,566 and $28,067 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Programming Major in Louisiana for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in computer programming. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular computer programming programs in the United States.

See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Well Attended Programming Major in Louisiana for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Programming Major in Louisiana for a Bachelor’s”.

Top 2 Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Computer Programming in Louisiana

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Tulane University of Louisiana
New Orleans, Louisiana

#1 overall quality in Louisiana

$52,151 Average Early-Career Earnings

$43,523 Average Student Debt

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Well Attended Programming Major in Louisiana for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Tulane University of Louisiana landed the #1 spot on the list. New Orleans, Louisiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s programming degrees to 14 students 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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Herzing University - Kenner
Kenner, Louisiana

#6 overall quality in Louisiana

$53,952 Average Early-Career Earnings

$39,310 Average Student Debt

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Herzing University - Kenner. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Programming Major in Louisiana for a Bachelor’s list. Kenner, Louisiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s programming degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.

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Notes and References

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

Credits

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