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.
College Factual reviewed 4 schools in Kansas to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of computer programming. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 264 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. We derive our Best Overall Computer Programming School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
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 Kansas 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.
It's hard to beat Johnson County Community College if you want to pursue a degree in computer programming. Located in the midsize city of Overland Park, JCCC is a public college with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #607 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means JCCC is a great college overall.
There were approximately 37 computer programming students who graduated with this degree at JCCC in the most recent year we have data available.
Fort Hays State University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in computer programming. FHSU is a fairly large public university located in the remote town of Hays. A Best Colleges rank of #588 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means FHSU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 154 computer programming students who graduated with this degree at FHSU in the most recent data year.
It is difficult to beat Butler Community College if you want to pursue a degree in computer programming. Located in the distant town of El Dorado, Butler CC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. This college ranks 17th out of 47 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kansas.
There were about 4 computer programming students who graduated with this degree at Butler CC in the most recent data year.
Southwestern College is a good choice for students interested in a degree in computer programming. SC is a small private not-for-profit college located in the town of Winfield. This college ranks 10th out of 47 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kansas.
There were approximately 50 computer programming students who graduated with this degree at SC in the most recent year we have data available. After graduation, programming degree recipients generally earn an average of $49,688 in the first five 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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