by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Programming Major in Connecticut” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 11,939 people earned their degree in computer programming, making the major the 108th most popular in the United States. 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 Connecticut, there were 30 computer programming graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Programming Major in Connecticut” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered 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 following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Programming Major in Connecticut”.
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended Programming Major in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Connecticut State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Western Connecticut State University is located in Danbury, Connecticut and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 ’s programming degrees to qualified students.
Full Western Connecticut State University Computer Programming Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Yale University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Programming Major in Connecticut. Yale University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in New Haven, Connecticut. It awarded 9 ’s programming degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, 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 Norwalk Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Programming Major in Connecticut list. Norwalk, Connecticut is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s programming degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended Programming Major in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Manchester Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Manchester, Connecticut 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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