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2023 Most Popular Computer Programming Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

7 Colleges
$53,119 Avg Salary
$37,774 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Computer Programming Bachelor's Degree School for You

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Computer Science Degree Search has created the Most Popular Computer Programming Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs for computer science students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Computer Programming program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for programming majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

#1

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

Our 2023 rankings named Grand Canyon University the most popular school in the Southwest Region for computer programming students working on their bachelor’s degree. Grand Canyon University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Phoenix.

About 13% of the students majoring in programming at the school are women while 87% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Advancing Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer Programming Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the midsize city of Tempe, University of Advancing Technology is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 11% of the programming majors at the school.

Programming majors at University of Advancing Technology take out an average of $31,322 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at University of Phoenix - Arizona helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular computer programming schools in the Southwest Region . UOPX - Arizona is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Tempe.

About 33% of the students majoring in programming at the school are women while 67% are male.

The average amount in student loans that programming majors at UOPX - Arizona take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $43,126.

Full Computer Programming at University of Phoenix - Arizona Report

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Hardin - Simmons University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular computer programming schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the midsize city of Abilene, Hardin - Simmons is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 22% of the programming majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Phoenix - Texas. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer Programming Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UOPX - Texas is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, programming graduates from UOPX - Texas carry an average student debt load of $43,126.

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#5

Lamar University

Beaumont, TX

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Lamar University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular computer programming schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Beaumont, Lamar University is a public school with a large student population.

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Austin Community College District ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Computer Programming Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Austin Community College District is a fairly large public school located in the city of Austin.

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Best Computer Programming Colleges by State

Explore the best computer programming colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

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

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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