2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in Louisiana

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Computer Software Major in Louisiana” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Computer Software & Applications is the 84th most popular major in the country with 14,336 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, computer software and applications graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $39,619 and had an average of $33,819 in loans still to pay off.

Across Louisiana, there were 64 computer software and applications graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,658 and $27,773 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 29 computer software and applications graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,648 and $22,451 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in Louisiana” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in computer software and applications. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their computer software and applications program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in Louisiana

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in Louisiana”.

Top 4 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Computer Software & Applications in Louisiana

1

Academy of Interactive Entertainment
Lafayette, Louisiana

Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Academy of Interactive Entertainment landed the #1 spot on the list. AIE - Lafayette is a small school located in Lafayette, Louisiana that handed out 10 associates’s computer software degrees in 2020-2021.

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2

Remington College - Lafayette Campus
Lafayette, Louisiana

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Remington College - Lafayette Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in Louisiana list. Remington College - Lafayette Campus is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lafayette, Louisiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Remington College - Lafayette Campus Computer Software & Applications Report

3

South Louisiana Community College
Lafayette, Louisiana

#4 overall quality in Louisiana

Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, South Louisiana Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. South Louisiana Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Lafayette, Louisiana. It awarded 13 associates’s computer software degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Computer Software & Applications at South Louisiana Community College

4

Tulane University of Louisiana
New Orleans, Louisiana

#1 overall quality in Louisiana

Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Tulane University of Louisiana landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in New Orleans, Louisiana, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified associates’s computer software students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read more about Computer Software & Applications at Tulane

• Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Computer Software & Applications in the Southeast Region
• Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Computer Software & Applications

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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