2024 Best Computer Programming Schools in the Southwest Region
7Colleges in the Southwest Region
1,256Programming Degrees Awarded
$45,849Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in computer programming is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #108 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 7 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Computer Programming Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,256 degrees in computer programming during the 2020-2021 academic year.
The programming program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Computer Programming rankings. For our Best Overall Computer Programming School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Computer Programming Schools in the Southwest Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for Computer Programming in the Southwest Region
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the programming degree levels they offer.
It is difficult to beat El Centro College if you want to pursue a degree in computer programming. El Centro College is a fairly large public college located in the city of Dallas. This college ranks 18th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were about 114 computer programming students who graduated with this degree at El Centro College in the most recent data year.
Austin Community College District is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in computer programming. Austin Community College District is a fairly large public college located in the city of Austin. This college ranks 33rd out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were about 92 computer programming students who graduated with this degree at Austin Community College District in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the programming program earn around $40,405 in their early career salary.
Any student who is interested in computer programming has to check out Grand Canyon University. Located in the city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #272 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Grand Canyon University is a great university overall.
There were roughly 50 computer programming students who graduated with this degree at Grand Canyon University in the most recent data year.
It is hard to beat Texas State Technical College if you want to pursue a degree in computer programming. Located in the midsize city of Waco, TSTC is a public college with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #148 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means TSTC is a great college overall.
There were roughly 17 computer programming students who graduated with this degree at TSTC in the most recent data year.
University of Advancing Technology is a small private for-profit university located in the city of Tempe.
There were roughly 26 computer programming students who graduated with this degree at University of Advancing Technology in the most recent year we have data available. Those computer programming students who get their degree from University of Advancing Technology receive $3,390 more than the average programming graduate.
UOPX - Arizona is a fairly large private for-profit university located in the city of Phoenix. A Best Colleges rank of #113 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UOPX - Arizona is a great university overall.
There were about 237 computer programming students who graduated with this degree at UOPX - Arizona in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the computer programming major at University of Phoenix - Arizona earn $3,464 more than the typical college grad in this field shortly after graduation.
Amarillo College is a medium-sized public college located in the city of Amarillo. This college ranks 62nd out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were approximately 115 computer programming students who graduated with this degree at Amarillo College in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the programming program state that they receive average early career earnings of $33,982.
North Harris Montgomery is a very large public college located in the medium-sized city of The Woodlands. This college ranks 41st out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were roughly 4 computer programming students who graduated with this degree at North Harris Montgomery in the most recent data year.
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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The programming program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Computer Programming rankings. For our Best Overall Computer Programming School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
