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2023 Most Popular Online Computer Science Associate Degree Schools

20 Colleges
$31,794 Avg Salary
$19,871 Avg Student Debt

With 59,565 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, computer science is the #2 most popular major in the United States.

Today's computer science students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 Science Associate Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 20 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular online associate degree programs for computer science students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Computer Science Associate Degree Colleges.

#1

South Texas College

McAllen, TX

Our 2023 rankings named South Texas College the most popular online school in the United States for computer science students working on their associate degree. Located in the midsize city of McAllen, South Texas College is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 18% of the compsci majors at the school.

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#2

Grantham University

Lenexa, KS

The in-demand online associate degree programs at Grantham University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best computer science schools in the United States. Grantham University is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the city of Lenexa.

Women make up 29% of the compsci majors at the school.

CompSci majors at Grantham University take out an average of $21,717 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a great place for computer science students working on their online associate degree. Located in the rural area of Perkinston, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 24% of the compsci majors at the school.

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#4

College of San Mateo

San Mateo, CA

The in-demand online associate degree programs at College of San Mateo helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best computer science schools in the United States. CSM is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of San Mateo.

Women make up 15% of the compsci majors at the school.

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#5

North Hennepin Community College

Brooklyn Park, MN

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means North Hennepin Community College is a great place for computer science students working on their online associate degree. North Hennepin Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Brooklyn Park.

Of the 25 students majoring in compsci at North Hennepin Community College, 80% are male and 20% are female.

While working on their Associate Degree, compsci majors at North Hennepin Community College accumulate an average of around $26,268 in student debt.

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#6

Davenport University

Grand Rapids, MI

Davenport University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online associate degree computer science programs. Located in the large suburb of Grand Rapids, Davenport University is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 29% of the compsci majors at the school.

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#7

SUNY Ulster

Stone Ridge, NY

SUNY Ulster ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Computer Science Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the rural area of Stone Ridge, SUNY Ulster is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 13 students majoring in compsci at SUNY Ulster, 85% are male and 15% are female.

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Jamestown Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Computer Science Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the distant town of Jamestown, Jamestown Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 10% of the compsci majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #9, Southern New Hampshire University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer science students working on their online associate degree. Located in the suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 14% of the students majoring in compsci at the school are women while 86% are male.

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#10

Central Penn College

Summerdale, PA

Central Penn College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Online Computer Science Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the suburb of Summerdale, Central Penn is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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

CompSci Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Computer Science 59,565

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Information Technology 40,555
Information Science 18,325
Computer Systems Networking 14,700
Computer Software & Applications 14,336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 20 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 Negative Space.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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