by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in Utah” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Utah, there were 1,102 computer software and applications graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,623 and $44,593 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 366 computer software and applications graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,652 and $24,483 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in Utah” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in computer software and applications. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in computer software and applications.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in Utah”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Neumont College of Computer Science. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in Utah. This small school is located in Salt Lake City, Utah, and it awarded 34 bachelors’s computer software degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in Utah that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah State University landed the #2 spot on the list. USU is a public institution located in Logan, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 66 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Computer Software & Applications at Utah State University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in Utah list. Located in Salt Lake City, Utah, this large public school awarded 68 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s computer software students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Computer Software & Applications at University of Utah
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Governors University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in Utah list. Salt Lake City, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s computer software degrees to 170 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Provo. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in Utah list. Brigham Young University - Provo is located in Provo, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 bachelors’s computer software degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Weber State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in Utah ranking, coming in at #6. Weber State University is a public institution located in Ogden, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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%.
Utah Valley University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in Utah list. Located in Orem, Utah, this large public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s computer software students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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