by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CompSci Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Computer Science is the 12th most popular major in the country with 59,565 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, computer science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $67,538 and had an average of $23,620 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 3,776 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,474 and $22,880 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 396 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,810 and $18,681 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CompSci Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 34 colleges that offer a degree in computer science. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in computer science.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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 “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CompSci Major in the Southwest Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree compsci students.
Out of the 34 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CompSci Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Seminole State College landed the #1 spot on the list. Seminole State College is a public institution located in Seminole, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Computer Science at Seminole State College
Out of the 34 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CompSci Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Advancing Technology landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Advancing Technology is a small private for-profit school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 3 associates’s compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of Advancing Technology Computer Science Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend El Paso Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CompSci Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in El Paso, Texas, and it awarded 55 associates’s compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Computer Science at El Paso Community College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Houston Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CompSci Major in the Southwest Region list. Houston Community College is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 61 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wharton County Junior College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CompSci Major in the Southwest Region list. Wharton, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s compsci degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Computer Science at Wharton County Junior College
South Texas College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CompSci Major in the Southwest Region ranking. South Texas College is a large school located in McAllen, Texas that handed out 44 associates’s compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
Collin County Community College District ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CompSci Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in McKinney, Texas, and it awarded 44 associates’s compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Collin County Community College District Computer Science Report
Odessa College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CompSci Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Odessa College is a medium-sized school located in Odessa, Texas that handed out 9 associates’s compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
Chandler-Gilbert Community College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CompSci Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Chandler-Gilbert Community College is a fairly large school located in Chandler, Arizona that handed out 12 associates’s compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Computer Science at Chandler-Gilbert Community College
Blinn College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CompSci Major in the Southwest Region list. Brenham, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s compsci degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
Temple College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CompSci Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #11. Temple College is a small public school situated in Temple, Texas. It awarded 3 associates’s compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
Cochise County Community College District landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CompSci Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Cochise County Community College District is a public institution located in Sierra Vista, Arizona. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Tyler Junior College ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CompSci Major in the Southwest Region list. Tyler Junior College is located in Tyler, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 associates’s compsci degrees to qualified students.
Southwestern Oklahoma State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CompSci Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #14. This small school is located in Weatherford, Oklahoma, and it awarded 4 associates’s compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Computer Science at Southwestern Oklahoma State University
El Centro College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CompSci Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #15. El Centro College is a large public school situated in Dallas, Texas. It awarded 33 associates’s compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
Central New Mexico Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CompSci Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #16. Central New Mexico Community College is a public institution located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 23 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Computer Science at Central New Mexico Community College
Lone Star College System came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CompSci Major in the Southwest Region ranking. The Woodlands, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s compsci degrees to 28 students in 2020-2021.
Mesa Community College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CompSci Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Mesa Community College is a fairly large school located in Mesa, Arizona that handed out 7 associates’s compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Computer Science at Mesa Community College
Estrella Mountain Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CompSci Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #19. Estrella Mountain Community College is a public institution located in Avondale, Arizona. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Computer Science at Estrella Mountain Community College
Paradise Valley Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CompSci Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #20. Located in Phoenix, Arizona, this medium-sized public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified associates’s compsci students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Computer Science at Paradise Valley Community College
Mohave Community College ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CompSci Major in the Southwest Region list. Kingman, Arizona is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s compsci degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Scottsdale Community College ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CompSci Major in the Southwest Region list. Scottsdale Community College is located in Scottsdale, Arizona and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s compsci degrees to qualified students.
Palo Alto College ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CompSci Major in the Southwest Region list. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s compsci degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
South Mountain Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CompSci Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #24. Located in Phoenix, Arizona, this small public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified associates’s compsci students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Computer Science at South Mountain Community College
Glendale Community College landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CompSci Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Glendale Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Glendale, Arizona. It awarded 4 associates’s compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Computer Science at Glendale Community College
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