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. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Arizona” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 59,565 people earned their degree in computer science, making the major the 12th most popular in the United States. 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 Arizona, there were 1,488 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,710 and $24,189 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 852 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,087 and $27,181 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Arizona” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in computer science. That schools that top this list have a program in computer science in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Arizona”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Advancing Technology. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Arizona list. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s compsci degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Arizona. ASU - Tempe is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 531 bachelors’s compsci degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Arizona. University of Arizona is a public institution located in Tucson, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 207 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Read full report on Computer Science at University of Arizona
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American InterContinental University - Online. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Arizona list. This fairly large school is located in Schaumburg, Illinois, and it awarded 47 bachelors’s compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
Full American InterContinental University - Online Computer Science Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Arizona University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Arizona. This large school is located in Flagstaff, Arizona, and it awarded 83 bachelors’s compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Computer Science at Northern Arizona University
Grand Canyon University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Arizona ranking, coming in at #6. Grand Canyon University is a large school located in Phoenix, Arizona that handed out 17 bachelors’s compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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