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. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 the Southeast region, there were 3,036 computer software and applications graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,069 and $35,359 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 223 computer software and applications graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 31 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 computer software school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in the Southeast Region”.
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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 the Southeast Region”.
Out of the 31 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The Art Institute of Virginia Beach landed the #1 spot on the list. Virginia Beach, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s computer software degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Computer Software & Applications at Ai Virginia Beach
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Beacon College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Leesburg, Florida, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 17 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s computer software students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
Read more about Computer Software & Applications at Beacon College
Out of the 31 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Polytechnic University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Lakeland, Florida, this small public school handed out 39 degrees to qualified bachelors’s computer software students in 2020-2021.
Full Florida Polytechnic University Computer Software & Applications Report
Out of the 31 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, AI Miami International University of Art and Design landed the #4 spot on the list. International Fine Arts College is a small school located in Miami, Florida that handed out 30 bachelors’s computer software degrees in 2020-2021.
Full International Fine Arts College Computer Software & Applications Report
Out of the 31 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The Art Institute of Atlanta landed the #5 spot on the list. The Art Institute of Atlanta is a small private for-profit school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 10 bachelors’s computer software degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Computer Software & Applications at Ai Atlanta
Living Arts College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Living Arts College is a small private for-profit school situated in Raleigh, North Carolina. It awarded 4 bachelors’s computer software degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read more about Computer Software & Applications at Living Arts College
DeVry University - Georgia did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. DeVry University - Georgia is a small private for-profit school situated in Decatur, Georgia. It awarded 9 bachelors’s computer software degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Computer Software & Applications at DeVry University - Georgia
Nossi College of Art ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Madison, Tennessee, this small private for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s computer software students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about Computer Software & Applications at Nossi College of Art
Emmanuel College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Emmanuel College is a small school located in Franklin Springs, Georgia that handed out 2 bachelors’s computer software degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Emmanuel College Computer Software & Applications Report
With a ranking of #10, DeVry University - Virginia did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in the Southeast Region list. DeVry University - Virginia is a small private for-profit school situated in Arlington, Virginia. It awarded 1 bachelors’s computer software degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read full report on Computer Software & Applications at DeVry University - Virginia
Hodges University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #11. Hodges University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Naples, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Computer Software & Applications at International College
DeVry University - Florida landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in the Southeast Region ranking. DeVry University - Florida is a private for-profit institution located in Miramar, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Computer Software & Applications at DeVry University - Florida
With a ranking of #13, University of Arkansas - Fort Smith did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in the Southeast Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Fort Smith, Arkansas, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s computer software degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of Arkansas - Fort Smith Computer Software & Applications Report
Union University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Jackson, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s computer software degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Union University Computer Software & Applications Report
College of Charleston landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in the Southeast Region ranking. College of Charleston is located in Charleston, South Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 bachelors’s computer software degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Lipscomb University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #16. Lipscomb University is located in Nashville, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s computer software degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Computer Software & Applications at Lipscomb University
University of Arkansas at Little Rock landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in the Southeast Region ranking. UA Little Rock is located in Little Rock, Arkansas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s computer software degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Computer Software & Applications at University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Sullivan University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #18. Sullivan University is a small private for-profit school situated in Louisville, Kentucky. It awarded 3 bachelors’s computer software degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about Computer Software & Applications at Sullivan University
University of North Carolina at Wilmington did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #19. Located in Wilmington, North Carolina, this fairly large public school awarded 16 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s computer software students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of North Carolina at Wilmington Computer Software & Applications Report
Trevecca Nazarene University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s computer software students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Computer Software & Applications at Trevecca Nazarene University
Belmont University landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Nashville, Tennessee is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s computer software degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% 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 full report on Computer Software & Applications at Belmont
Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this large public school handed out 9 degrees to qualified bachelors’s computer software students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
Read more about Computer Software & Applications at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus
Shenandoah University ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in the Southeast Region list. Shenandoah University is a small school located in Winchester, Virginia that handed out 1 bachelors’s computer software degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
University of Miami came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Coral Gables, Florida, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s computer software degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%.
Read full report on Computer Software & Applications at University of Miami
Tulane University of Louisiana did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #25. Located in New Orleans, Louisiana, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s computer software students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Computer Software & Applications at Tulane University of Louisiana
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