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2023 Most Popular Computer Programming Schools in Rhode Island

2 Colleges
$49,288 Avg Salary
$22,600 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Computer Programming School for You

In 2020-2021, computer programming students earned 79 degrees and certificates from a Rhode Island school, making the subject the 5th in the state.

With all the computer science programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Computer Science Degree Search has created its Most Popular Computer Programming Schools in Rhode Island ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Rhode Island to see which programs were the most popular 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.

Check out the programming programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Rhode Island.

Our 2023 rankings named New England Institute of Technology the most popular school in Rhode Island for computer programming students. New England Tech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of East Greenwich.

The average amount in student loans that programming majors at New England Tech take out is $27,526.

Full Computer Programming at New England Institute of Technology Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Community College of Rhode Island is a great place for computer programming students. Located in the small city of Warwick, CCRI is a public school with a large student population.

The average amount in student loans that programming majors at CCRI take out is $12,750.

Read full report on Computer Programming at Community College of Rhode Island

Best Computer Programming Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Computer Programming Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 131
Connecticut 25
Vermont 26
New Hampshire 3
Maine 2

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 2 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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