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 was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 254,454 computer and information sciences students received their degree, making the major the 6th most popular in the country. In 2019-2020, computer and information sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $52,893 and had an average of $27,324 in loans still to pay off.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 34,465 computer and information sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major for an Associate” ranking looked at 1,273 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in computer and information sciences. To top this list, a school must have a successful computer and information sciences program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major for an Associate” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree computer & information sciences students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Virginia Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major for an Associate list. This large school is located in Annandale, Virginia, and it awarded 1,146 associates’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Northern Virginia Community College Computer & Information Sciences Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Phoenix - Arizona. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major for an Associate. University of Phoenix - Arizona is a large private for-profit school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 630 associates’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of Phoenix - Arizona Computer & Information Sciences Report
Out of the 1,273 schools in the Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Ivy Tech Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Ivy Tech Community College is located in Indianapolis, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 532 associates’s computer and information sciences degrees to qualified students.
Full Ivy Tech Community College Computer & Information Sciences Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend ECPI University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major for an Associate. Virginia Beach, Virginia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s computer and information sciences degrees to 471 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Computer & Information Sciences at ECPI University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DeVry University - Illinois. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major for an Associate list. DeVry University - Illinois is a large school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 405 associates’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Computer & Information Sciences at DeVry University - Illinois
Montgomery College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #6. Montgomery College is located in Rockville, Maryland and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 375 associates’s computer and information sciences degrees to qualified students.
Full Montgomery College Computer & Information Sciences Report
With a ranking of #7, Southern New Hampshire University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major for an Associate list. Southern New Hampshire University is a large school located in Manchester, New Hampshire that handed out 346 associates’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Borough of Manhattan Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #8. Located in New York, New York, this fairly large public school awarded 322 degrees to qualified associates’s computer and information sciences students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #9, Austin Community College District did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major for an Associate list. Austin Community College District is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 299 associates’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Computer & Information Sciences at Austin Community College District
El Centro College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major for an Associate ranking. Located in Dallas, Texas, this large public school awarded 292 diplomas to qualified associates’s computer and information sciences students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Computer & Information Sciences at El Centro College
With a ranking of #11, LaGuardia Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major for an Associate list. LaGuardia Community College is a fairly large school located in Long Island City, New York that handed out 264 associates’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Full LaGuardia Community College Computer & Information Sciences Report
Purdue University Global ranked #12 on this year’s Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major for an Associate list. Purdue University Global is a large school located in Indianapolis, Indiana that handed out 234 associates’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Computer & Information Sciences at Purdue University Global
New York City College of Technology landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major for an Associate ranking. City Tech is a fairly large school located in Brooklyn, New York that handed out 223 associates’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Computer & Information Sciences at New York City College of Technology
Wake Technical Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #14. Wake Technical Community College is a public institution located in Raleigh, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 212 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Wake Technical Community College Computer & Information Sciences Report
With a ranking of #15, Houston Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major for an Associate list. Houston Community College is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 210 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Houston Community College Computer & Information Sciences Report
With a ranking of #16, Gwinnett Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major for an Associate list. Gwinnett Technical College is located in Lawrenceville, Georgia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 208 associates’s computer and information sciences degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Computer & Information Sciences at Gwinnett Technical College
Valencia College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #17. Valencia College is a large school located in Orlando, Florida that handed out 207 associates’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Computer & Information Sciences at Valencia College
Weber State University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major for an Associate ranking. Weber State University is a public institution located in Ogden, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 193 associates’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%.
Tarrant County College District landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major for an Associate ranking. Tarrant County College is located in Fort Worth, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 186 associates’s computer and information sciences degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Computer & Information Sciences at Tarrant County College District
Florida State College at Jacksonville ranked #20 on this year’s Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major for an Associate list. Florida State College at Jacksonville is located in Jacksonville, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 182 associates’s computer and information sciences degrees to qualified students.
Full Florida State College at Jacksonville Computer & Information Sciences Report
De Anza College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #21. De Anza College is a fairly large school located in Cupertino, California that handed out 177 associates’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Computer & Information Sciences at De Anza College
Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale ranked #22 on this year’s Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major for an Associate list. Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. It awarded 175 associates’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Computer & Information Sciences at Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale
Utah Valley University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major for an Associate ranking. Located in Orem, Utah, this large public school handed out 171 diplomas to qualified associates’s computer and information sciences 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%.
Read more about Computer & Information Sciences at Utah Valley University
With a ranking of #24, Salt Lake Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major for an Associate list. Salt Lake Community College is a large school located in Salt Lake City, Utah that handed out 170 associates’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Computer & Information Sciences at Salt Lake Community College
Diablo Valley College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major for an Associate ranking. Pleasant Hill, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s computer and information sciences degrees to 169 students in 2020-2021.
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Not only did these schools make the top 50 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
While not in the ’top 50’, these schools make the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | Community College of Allegheny County | Pittsburgh, PA |
| 52 | Suffolk County Community College | Selden, NY |
| 53 | Hudson Valley Community College | Troy, NY |
| 54 | City College of San Francisco | San Francisco, CA |
| 54 | American River College | Sacramento, CA |
| 56 | Palm Beach State College | Lake Worth, FL |
| 57 | Seminole State College of Florida | Sanford, FL |
| 57 | Tulsa Community College | Tulsa, OK |
| 59 | Orange Coast College | Costa Mesa, CA |
| 60 | Pensacola State College | Pensacola, FL |
| 60 | Sinclair Community College | Dayton, OH |
| 60 | Delaware County Community College | Media, PA |
| 60 | Hillsborough Community College | Tampa, FL |
| 64 | Milwaukee Area Technical College | Milwaukee, WI |
| 65 | Delaware Technical Community College - Terry | Dover, DE |
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 191 | Full Sail University | Winter Park, FL |
| 191 | Cincinnati State Technical and Community College | Cincinnati, OH |
| 191 | Palomar College | San Marcos, CA |
| 191 | Lane Community College | Eugene, OR |
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