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 “Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in Tennessee for an Associate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
With 254,454 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, computer and information sciences is the 6th most popular major in the United States. 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.
Across Tennessee, there were 2,444 computer and information sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,582 and $31,242 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 421 computer and information sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,342 and $21,173 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in Tennessee for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 25 colleges that offer a degree 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 in Tennessee for an Associate” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for tennessee associate degree computer & information sciences students.
Out of the 25 schools in the Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in Tennessee for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Volunteer State Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Gallatin, Tennessee, and it awarded 76 associates’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 25 schools in the Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in Tennessee for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Pellissippi State Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Knoxville, Tennessee, and it awarded 64 associates’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Pellissippi State Community College Computer & Information Sciences Report
Out of the 25 schools in the Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in Tennessee for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeast State Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Northeast State Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Blountville, Tennessee. It awarded 51 associates’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Nashville State Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in Tennessee for an Associate. Nashville, Tennessee is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s computer and information sciences degrees to 48 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia State Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in Tennessee for an Associate list. Columbia State Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Columbia, Tennessee. It awarded 30 associates’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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Southwest Tennessee Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in Tennessee for an Associate list. Located in Memphis, Tennessee, this medium-sized public school awarded 24 diplomas to qualified associates’s computer and information sciences students in 2020-2021.
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Jackson State Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in Tennessee for an Associate list. Jackson State Community College is a public institution located in Jackson, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 21 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Chattanooga State Community College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in Tennessee for an Associate ranking. Chattanooga State Community College is located in Chattanooga, Tennessee and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 associates’s computer and information sciences degrees to qualified students.
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With a ranking of #9, Cleveland State Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in Tennessee for an Associate list. This small school is located in Cleveland, Tennessee, and it awarded 14 associates’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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South College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in Tennessee for an Associate list. South College is a private for-profit institution located in Knoxville, Tennessee. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 14 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Roane State Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in Tennessee for an Associate ranking, coming in at #11. Roane State Community College is a small school located in Harriman, Tennessee that handed out 13 associates’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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Motlow State Community College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in Tennessee for an Associate ranking. Located in Tullahoma, Tennessee, this medium-sized public school awarded 13 degrees to qualified associates’s computer and information sciences students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% 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%.
Walters State Community College ranked #13 on this year’s Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in Tennessee for an Associate list. Morristown, Tennessee is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s computer and information sciences degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%.
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Dyersburg State Community College ranked #14 on this year’s Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in Tennessee for an Associate list. DSCC is a small school located in Dyersburg, Tennessee that handed out 8 associates’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Strayer University - Tennessee landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in Tennessee for an Associate ranking. Strayer University - Tennessee is a small private for-profit school situated in Memphis, Tennessee. It awarded 6 associates’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Strayer University - Tennessee Computer & Information Sciences Report
Daymar College - Clarksville did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in Tennessee for an Associate ranking, coming in at #16. Daymar College - Clarksville is a small private for-profit school situated in Clarksville, Tennessee. It awarded 5 associates’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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Carson - Newman University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in Tennessee for an Associate ranking, coming in at #17. Carson - Newman University is located in Jefferson City, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s computer and information sciences degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Chattanooga College Medical, Dental, and Technical Careers did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in Tennessee for an Associate ranking, coming in at #17. Chattanooga College Medical, Dental, and Technical Careers is a small private for-profit school situated in Chattanooga, Tennessee. It awarded 1 associates’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 98%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
DeVry University - Tennessee ranked #17 on this year’s Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in Tennessee for an Associate list. DeVry University - Tennessee is located in Nashville, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s computer and information sciences degrees to qualified students.
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.
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Daymar College - Nashville came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in Tennessee for an Associate ranking. Daymar College - Nashville is a small private for-profit school situated in Nashville, Tennessee. It awarded 1 associates’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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. With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Trevecca Nazarene University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in Tennessee for an Associate ranking. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 31 diplomas to qualified associates’s computer and information sciences students in 2020-2021.
Full Trevecca Nazarene University Computer & Information Sciences Report
Bethel University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in Tennessee for an Associate ranking. Located in McKenzie, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 degrees to qualified associates’s computer and information sciences students in 2020-2021.
Lipscomb University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in Tennessee for an Associate ranking, coming in at #21. This small school is located in Nashville, Tennessee, and it awarded 23 associates’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Miller-Motte College Chattanooga ranked #21 on this year’s Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in Tennessee for an Associate list. Miller-Motte College Chattanooga is a small private for-profit school situated in Chattanooga, Tennessee. It awarded 0 associates’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Remington College - Memphis Campus did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in Tennessee for an Associate ranking, coming in at #21. Located in Memphis, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 degrees to qualified associates’s computer and information sciences students in 2020-2021.
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