Computer Programming at College of Southern Maryland

Every computer programming school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the programming program at College of Southern Maryland stacks up to those at other schools.

CSM is located in La Plata, Maryland and has a total student population of 6,164.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Computer Programming section at the bottom of this page.

CSM Computer Programming Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Programming (Less Than 1 Year)
Associate’s Degree in Programming

CSM Computer Programming Rankings

Programming Student Demographics at CSM

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the programming majors at College of Southern Maryland.

CSM Computer Programming Associate’s Program

60% Women

60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of programming associate's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in programming only graduates about 23% women each year. The program at CSM may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 37% more women than average.

CSM does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in programming graduates 19% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from College of Southern Maryland with a associate's in programming.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Computer Programming

Computer Programming majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at College of Southern Maryland. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Computer Programming	2

Careers That Programming Grads May Go Into

A degree in programming can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MD, the home state for College of Southern Maryland.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Systems Software Developers	15,430	$119,860
Software Applications Developers	12,780	$108,850
Computer Network Support Specialists	8,130	$73,360
Computer Programmers	4,790	$93,000
Web Developers	3,110	$78,030

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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