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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

In 2020-2021, 11,939 computer programming students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #6 most popular in the country.

With all the computer science programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 Most Popular Online Computer Programming Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Southwest Region to see which online associate degree programs were the most popular for computer science 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 2023 rankings named San Jacinto Community College the most popular online school in the Southwest Region for computer programming students working on their associate degree. San Jacinto College is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Pasadena.

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

On average, programming graduates from San Jacinto College take out $12,457 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Advancing Technology is a great place for computer programming students working on their online associate degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, University of Advancing Technology is a private for-profit school with a fairly 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

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Bryan University is a great place for computer programming students working on their online associate degree. 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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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Cochise County Community College District is a great place for computer programming students working on their online associate degree. Located in the 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

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rose State College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Computer Programming Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. RSC is a moderately-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 did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for computer programming students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Rio Salado College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tempe.

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#7

Temple College

Temple, TX

Temple College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for computer programming students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. 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 schools 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 computer science area of study, computer programming has other similar majors worth exploring.

Programming Focus Areas

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

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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