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General Computer Programming at College of Southern Maryland

General Computer Programming at College of Southern Maryland

If you are interested in studying general computer programming, you may want to check out the program at College of Southern Maryland. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

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 General Computer Programming section at the bottom of this page.

CSM General Computer Programming Degrees Available

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

CSM General Computer Programming Rankings

Computer Programming Student Demographics at CSM

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

CSM General Computer Programming Associate’s Program

60% Women
60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 40% of computer programming associate's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in computer 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.

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CSM does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in computer programming graduates 17% 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 computer programming.

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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

Careers That Computer Programming Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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