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2023 Most Popular Online Computer Programming Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

7 Colleges
$37,544 Avg Salary
$17,892 Avg Student Debt

Computer Programming is the #110 most popular major in the country with 11,939 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Online Computer Programming Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular online associate degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for programming majors pursuing an online associate degree.

Our analysis found San Jacinto Community College to be the most popular school for computer programming students who want to pursue an online associate degree in the Southwest Region . San Jacinto College is a very large public school located in the suburb of Pasadena.

Of the 103 students majoring in programming at San Jacinto College, 80% are male and 20% are female.

While working on their Associate Degree, programming majors at San Jacinto College accumulate an average of around $12,457 in student debt.

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Out of the 7 online programs at schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Advancing Technology landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Tempe, University of Advancing Technology is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

About 14% of the students majoring in programming at the school are women while 86% are male.

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#2

Bryan University

Tempe, AZ

The in-demand online associate degree programs at Bryan University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best computer programming schools in the Southwest Region . Bryan University is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Tempe.

Women make up 29% of the programming majors at the school.

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Out of the 7 online programs at schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Cochise County Community College District landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Sierra Vista, Cochise College is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 5 students majoring in programming at Cochise College, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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#5

Rose State College

Midwest City, OK

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Rose State College is a great place for computer programming students working on their online associate degree. RSC is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Midwest City.

Of the 4 students majoring in programming at RSC, 75% are male and 25% are female.

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#6

Rio Salado College

Tempe, AZ

Rio Salado College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online associate degree computer programming programs. Rio Salado College is a large public school located in the midsize city of Tempe.

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#7

Temple College

Temple, TX

Temple College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Computer Programming Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Temple College is a small public school located in the small city of Temple.

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Explore the most popular online computer programming colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 361
Arizona 117
Oklahoma 4
New Mexico 3

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One of 10 majors within the area of study, computer programming has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Computer Science 59,565
Information Technology 40,555
Information Science 18,325
Computer Systems Networking 14,700

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to luis gomes.

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