by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended CompSci Major in Tennessee for an Associate” 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 Tennessee, there were 820 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,391 and $24,236 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 3 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,342 and $21,173 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended CompSci Major in Tennessee for an Associate” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in computer science. To top this list, a school must have a successful computer science program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended CompSci Major in Tennessee for an Associate”.
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Well Attended CompSci Major in Tennessee for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, South College landed the #1 spot on the list. South College is a medium-sized private for-profit school situated in Knoxville, Tennessee. It awarded 2 associates’s compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Carson - Newman University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended CompSci Major in Tennessee for an Associate. Carson - Newman is a private not-for-profit institution located in Jefferson City, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.9% 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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