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2023 Best Computer Software Applications Associate Degree Schools

80 Colleges
$26,431 Avg Salary
$28,734 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Computer Software & Applications Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 14,336 computer software and applications students received their degrees and certificates, making the major the #5 most popular in the country.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which computer science program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Computer Science Degree Search has created the Best Computer Software Applications Associate Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 80 schools in the United States to see which associate degree programs offered the best educational experiences for computer science students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Computer Software & Applications Associate Degree Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best for computer software majors pursuing a associate degree.

Top 15% Best Computer Software & Applications Associate Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Madison Area Technical College the best school in the United States for computer software and applications students working on their associate degree. Madison College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.

While working on their Associate Degree, computer software majors at Madison College accumulate an average of around $21,661 in student debt.

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The excellent associate degree programs at American Public University System helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best computer software and applications schools in the United States. American Military University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the fringe town of Charles Town.

Computer Software majors at American Military University take out an average of $23,021 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Out of the 80 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Bunker Hill Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Boston, BHCC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#4

Bellevue College

Bellevue, WA

Out of the 80 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Bellevue College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Bellevue, BC is a public college with a large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dunwoody College of Technology. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Computer Software Applications Associate Degree Schools list. Dunwoody College of Technology is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis.

On average, computer software graduates from Dunwoody College of Technology take out $22,253 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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With a ranking of #6, NHTI-Concord’s Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for computer software and applications students working on their associate degree. NHTI is a small public school located in the fringe town of Concord.

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Des Moines Area Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree computer software and applications programs. DMACC is a very large public school located in the suburb of Ankeny.

After completing their Associate Degree, computer software graduates from DMACC carry an average student debtload of $19,859.

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Lake Washington Institute of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for computer software and applications students to get a associate degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Kirkland, LWTech is a public college with a small student population.

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Anne Arundel Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Computer Software Applications Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Arnold, AACC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#10

El Centro College

Dallas, TX

El Centro College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Computer Software Applications Associate Degree Schools list. El Centro College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Dallas.

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Collin County Community College District ranked #11 on this year’s Best Computer Software Applications Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the midsize suburb of McKinney, Collin County Community College District is a public school with a very large student population.

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Red Rocks Community College ranked #12 on this year’s Best Computer Software Applications Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Lakewood, Red Rocks Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Computer Software Applications Associate Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
13 Ivy Tech Community College Indianapolis, IN
14 Mount Wachusett Community College Gardner, MA
15 Western Technical College La Crosse, WI
16 Hillsborough Community College Tampa, FL

Computer Software & Applications by Region

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Region
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New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 10 majors within the computer science area of study, computer software and applications has other similar majors worth exploring.

Computer Software Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Web & Multimedia Design 5,300
Data Modeling/Warehousing & Database Administration 3,756
Computer Graphics 2,988
Other Computer Software & Media Applications 1,438
Modeling, Virtual Environments & Simulation 854

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 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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