If you plan on majoring in computer programming, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #108 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Oregon to determine which ones were the best for computer programming students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 178 degrees in computer programming during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Computer Programming Schools in Oregon list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The schools below may not offer all types of programming degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Any student who is interested in computer programming has to look into Portland Community College. Portland Community College is a large public college located in the city of Portland.
Computer Programming degree recipients from Portland Community College get an earnings boost of approximately $4,152 above the typical income of computer programming graduates.
Lane Community College is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in computer programming. Located in the rural area of Eugene, Lane Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Students who receive their degree from the programming program make an average of $30,039 in the first couple years of their career.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
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