Computer Programming at Farmingdale State College

What traits are you looking for in a programming school? To help you decide if Farmingdale State College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's programming program.

SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale is located in Farmingdale, New York and approximately 10,018 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 158 programming majors received their bachelor's degree from SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale.

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.

SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale Computer Programming Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Programming

SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale Computer Programming Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks programming programs across the country. The following shows how SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The programming major at SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer Programming. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Computer Programming Bachelor’s Degree Schools	29
Best Computer Programming Bachelor’s Degree Schools	33
	39
Best Value Computer Programming Schools	130

How Much Do Programming Graduates from SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale Make?

The median salary of programming students who receive their bachelor's degree at SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale is $47,383. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $51,361 for all programming students.

Programming Student Demographics at SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale

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

SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale Computer Programming Bachelor’s Program

Of the 158 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in programming from SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale in 2021, 86% were men and 14% were women.

About 51% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in programming at SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% more racial-ethnic minorities in its programming bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Farmingdale State College with a bachelor's in programming.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	32
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	27
White	80
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale also has a doctoral program available in programming. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Information Technology

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 NY, the home state for Farmingdale State College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Software Applications Developers	52,640	$116,830
Systems Software Developers	19,690	$115,120
Computer Programmers	15,380	$91,250
Computer Network Support Specialists	12,930	$79,200
Web Developers	12,030	$79,880

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Batiste93 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.