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In 2020-2021, 11,939 computer programming students received their degrees and certificates, making the major the #6 most popular in the country.

Today's computer science students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Computer Science Degree Search has created its Best Computer Programming Basic Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 74 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best basic certificate programs for computer science students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Computer Programming Basic Certificate Schools in the United States

Check out the programming basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 15% Best Computer Programming Basic Certificate Schools

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Harvard University the best school in the United States for computer programming students working on their basic certificate. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Madison Area Technical College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Computer Programming Basic Certificate Schools list. Located in the large city of Madison, Madison College is a public college with a large student population.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at University of Phoenix - Arizona helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best computer programming schools in the United States. Located in the large city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Bunker Hill Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best computer programming schools in the United States. BHCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Boston.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Sinclair Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Computer Programming Basic Certificate Schools list. Sinclair Community College is a large public school located in the city of Dayton.

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#6

North Hennepin Community College

Brooklyn Park, MN

With a ranking of #6, North Hennepin Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for computer programming students working on their basic certificate. North Hennepin Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Brooklyn Park.

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Des Moines Area Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Computer Programming Basic Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Ankeny, DMACC is a public school with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #8, Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College did quite well on this year’s best schools for computer programming students working on their basic certificate. WITC is a small public school located in the rural area of Shell Lake.

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With a ranking of #9, Chattahoochee Technical College did quite well on this year’s best schools for computer programming students working on their basic certificate. Located in the suburb of Marietta, Chattahoochee Technical College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Waukesha County Technical College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Computer Programming Basic Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Pewaukee, WCTC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Tulsa Technology Center ranked #11 on this year’s Best Computer Programming Basic Certificate Schools list. Tulsa Tech is a small public school located in the city of Tulsa.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great schools for Computer Programming students that almost earned our Best Computer Programming Basic Certificate Schools award.

Rank College Location
12 Southeast Technical College Sioux Falls, SD
13 Ivy Tech Community College Indianapolis, IN
14 Bellevue College Bellevue, WA

Computer Programming by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Computer Programming is one of 10 different types of computer science programs to choose from.

Programming Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Computer Programming 8,750
App Specific Computer Programming 2,411
Computer Programming Certifications 278
Computer Programming, Specific Platforms 173
Computer Game Programming 169
Other Computer Programming 158

Majors Similar to Programming

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 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).
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