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2023 Most Popular Online Computer Programming Undergraduate Certificate Schools

29 Colleges
$38,734 Avg Salary
$15,501 Avg Student Debt

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Computer Science Degree Search has created the Most Popular Online Computer Programming Undergraduate Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 29 schools in the United States to see which online undergraduate certificate 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 undergraduate certificate.

#1

St Petersburg College

Clearwater, FL

Our analysis found St Petersburg College to be the most popular school for computer programming students who want to pursue an online undergraduate certificate in the United States. SPC is a very large public school located in the city of Clearwater.

Women make up 31% of the programming majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that programming majors at SPC take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $23,560.

Full Computer Programming at St Petersburg College Report

The in-demand online undergraduate certificate programs at Seminole State College of Florida helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best computer programming schools in the United States. Seminole State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Sanford.

About 26% of the students majoring in programming at the school are women while 74% are male.

Full Computer Programming at Seminole State College of Florida Report

#3

Bryan University

Tempe, AZ

The in-demand online undergraduate certificate programs at Bryan University 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 city of Tempe, Bryan University is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 31 students majoring in programming at Bryan University, 58% are male and 42% are female.

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The in-demand online undergraduate certificate programs at Portland Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best computer programming schools in the United States. Portland Community College is a very large public school located in the city of Portland.

Women make up 35% of the programming majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that programming majors at Portland Community College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $23,037.

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The in-demand online undergraduate certificate programs at Mott Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best computer programming schools in the United States. Located in the city of Flint, MCC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Full Computer Programming at Mott Community College Report

With a ranking of #6, Cuyahoga Community College District did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer programming students working on their online undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Cleveland, Cuyahoga Community College District is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 14% of the programming majors at the school.

Full Computer Programming at Cuyahoga Community College District Report

With a ranking of #7, Central Georgia Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer programming students working on their online undergraduate certificate. CGTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Warner Robins.

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With a ranking of #8, Atlanta Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer programming students working on their online undergraduate certificate. Atlanta Area Tech is a small public school located in the large city of Atlanta.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, programming graduates from Atlanta Area Tech carry an average student debtload of $8,940.

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Georgia Piedmont Technical College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Computer Programming Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. Georgia Piedmont Technical College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Clarkston.

Women make up 40% of the programming majors at the school.

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#8

Stark State College

North Canton, OH

Stark State College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for computer programming students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Stark State College is a large public school located in the large suburb of North Canton.

About 40% of the students majoring in programming at the school are women while 60% are male.

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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 29 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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