Computer Programming is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #108 most popular degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Computer Programming Schools in Iowa ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 242 degrees in computer programming during the 2020-2021 academic year.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Computer Programming Schools in Iowa list to help you make the college decision.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the programming degrees they offer, see the list below.
Any student who is interested in computer programming needs to take a look at Maharishi International University. Located in the town of Fairfield, MIU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #304 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means MIU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 28 computer programming students who graduated with this degree at MIU in the most recent year we have data available.
Any student who is interested in computer programming has to take a look at Indian Hills Community College. IHCC is a small public college located in the town of Ottumwa. This college ranks 36th out of 40 colleges for overall quality in the state of Iowa.
There were roughly 25 computer programming students who graduated with this degree at IHCC in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the programming program report average early career wages of $53,639.
Every student who is interested in computer programming has to take a look at Kirkwood Community College. Located in the midsize city of Cedar Rapids, Kirkwood Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population. This college ranks 28th out of 40 colleges for overall quality in the state of Iowa.
There were about 62 computer programming students who graduated with this degree at Kirkwood Community College in the most recent year we have data available.
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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