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2026 Most Popular Computer Software Applications Schools

There are 728 colleges that offer a degree in Computer Software Applications. The most popular schools, by student demand, are below:

Finding the Best Computer Software Applications School for You

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which Computer Software Applications program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you’re no longer limited to schools in your local area.

The Most Popular Computer Software Applications Schools ranking is one of many tools that Computer Science Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 728 schools in the United States offering Computer Software Applications programs. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school’s program.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Computer Software Applications Schools.

#1

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, UT

The most popular school in the United States for Computer Software Applications students is Western Governors University. Western Governors University is a private nonprofit school located in Salt Lake City, UT. This school awarded 788 degrees in Computer Software Applications in the most recent reporting year. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $74,978. Full Computer Software Applications at Western Governors University Report

Northeastern University Professional Programs landed the #2 spot in the 2026 edition of our Most Popular Computer Software Applications Schools ranking. Northeastern University Professional Programs is a private nonprofit school located in Boston, MA. This school awarded 744 degrees in Computer Software Applications in the most recent reporting year. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $74,155. Read More…

Berklee College of Music comes in at #3 on our 2026 list of the most popular colleges for Computer Software Applications majors. Located in Boston, MA, this is a private nonprofit institution. This school awarded 485 degrees in Computer Software Applications in the most recent reporting year. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $20,342. Full Computer Software Applications at Berklee College of Music Report

Southern New Hampshire University landed the #4 spot in the 2026 edition of our Most Popular Computer Software Applications Schools ranking. Southern New Hampshire University is a private nonprofit school located in Manchester, NH. This school awarded 368 degrees in Computer Software Applications in the most recent reporting year. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $54,644. Full Computer Software Applications at Southern New Hampshire University Report

#5

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

George Mason University landed the #5 spot in the 2026 edition of our Most Popular Computer Software Applications Schools ranking. George Mason University is a public school located in Fairfax, VA. This school awarded 346 degrees in Computer Software Applications in the most recent reporting year. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $55,366. Read More…

Brigham Young University-Idaho comes in at #6 on our 2026 list of the most popular colleges for Computer Software Applications majors. Located in Rexburg, ID, this is a private nonprofit institution. This school awarded 339 degrees in Computer Software Applications in the most recent reporting year. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $40,371. Read full report on Computer Software Applications at Brigham Young University-Idaho

#7

Valencia College

Orlando, FL

Valencia College landed the #7 spot in the 2026 edition of our Most Popular Computer Software Applications Schools ranking. Valencia College is a public school located in Orlando, FL. During the most recent year for which we have data, 315 people earned their degree in Computer Software Applications from this school. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $30,627. Read More…

#8

School of Visual Arts

New York, NY

School of Visual Arts comes in at #8 on our 2026 list of the most popular colleges for Computer Software Applications majors. Located in New York, NY, this is a private for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, 308 people earned their degree in Computer Software Applications from this school. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $23,488. Read More…

Northeastern University landed the #9 spot in the 2026 edition of our Most Popular Computer Software Applications Schools ranking. Northeastern University is a private nonprofit school located in Boston, MA. This school awarded 307 degrees in Computer Software Applications in the most recent reporting year. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $74,155. Read full report on Computer Software Applications at Northeastern University

#10

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, CA

Academy of Art University landed the #10 spot in the 2026 edition of our Most Popular Computer Software Applications Schools ranking. Located in San Francisco, CA, this is a private for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, 291 people earned their degree in Computer Software Applications from this school. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $29,577. Read full report on Computer Software Applications at Academy of Art University

#11

New York University

New York, NY

New York University landed the #11 spot in the 2026 edition of our Most Popular Computer Software Applications Schools ranking. New York University is a private nonprofit school located in New York, NY. During the most recent year for which we have data, 273 people earned their degree in Computer Software Applications from this school. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $59,956. Read More…

#12

The New School

New York, NY

The New School landed the #12 spot in the 2026 edition of our Most Popular Computer Software Applications Schools ranking. The New School is a private nonprofit school located in New York, NY. During the most recent year for which we have data, 266 people earned their degree in Computer Software Applications from this school. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $26,730. Read More…

#13

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

DePaul University comes in at #13 on our 2026 list of the most popular colleges for Computer Software Applications majors. Located in Chicago, IL, this is a private nonprofit institution. This school awarded 218 degrees in Computer Software Applications in the most recent reporting year. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $47,990. Full Computer Software Applications at DePaul University Report

Rochester Institute of Technology comes in at #14 on our 2026 list of the most popular colleges for Computer Software Applications majors. Rochester Institute of Technology is a private nonprofit school located in Rochester, NY. This school awarded 216 degrees in Computer Software Applications in the most recent reporting year. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $64,393. Read full report on Computer Software Applications at Rochester Institute of Technology

#15

Atlantic University

Guaynabo, PR

Atlantic University comes in at #15 on our 2026 list of the most popular colleges for Computer Software Applications majors. Atlantic University is a private nonprofit school located in Guaynabo, PR. During the most recent year for which we have data, 207 people earned their degree in Computer Software Applications from this school. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $15,229. Read full report on Computer Software Applications at Atlantic University

#16

Purdue University-Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Purdue University-Main Campus comes in at #16 on our 2026 list of the most popular colleges for Computer Software Applications majors. Purdue University-Main Campus is a public school located in West Lafayette, IN. During the most recent year for which we have data, 190 people earned their degree in Computer Software Applications from this school. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $61,124. Read full report on Computer Software Applications at Purdue University-Main Campus

#17

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

Ivy Tech Community College landed the #17 spot in the 2026 edition of our Most Popular Computer Software Applications Schools ranking. Located in Indianapolis, IN, this is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, 151 people earned their degree in Computer Software Applications from this school. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $46,027. Read full report on Computer Software Applications at Ivy Tech Community College

#18

Boston University

Boston, MA

Boston University landed the #18 spot in the 2026 edition of our Most Popular Computer Software Applications Schools ranking. Boston University is a private nonprofit school located in Boston, MA. This school awarded 138 degrees in Computer Software Applications in the most recent reporting year. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $55,834. Read More…

#19

George Washington University

Washington, DC

George Washington University landed the #19 spot in the 2026 edition of our Most Popular Computer Software Applications Schools ranking. Located in Washington, DC, this is a private nonprofit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, 131 people earned their degree in Computer Software Applications from this school. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $66,952. Read More…

Spokane Community College landed the #20 spot in the 2026 edition of our Most Popular Computer Software Applications Schools ranking. Located in Spokane, WA, this is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, 128 people earned their degree in Computer Software Applications from this school. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $40,549. Read More…

University of Southern California landed the #21 spot in the 2026 edition of our Most Popular Computer Software Applications Schools ranking. Located in Los Angeles, CA, this is a private nonprofit institution. This school awarded 128 degrees in Computer Software Applications in the most recent reporting year. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $63,275. Read full report on Computer Software Applications at University of Southern California

Illinois State University comes in at #22 on our 2026 list of the most popular colleges for Computer Software Applications majors. Located in Normal, IL, this is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, 126 people earned their degree in Computer Software Applications from this school. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $46,159. Read full report on Computer Software Applications at Illinois State University

Atlanta Technical College landed the #23 spot in the 2026 edition of our Most Popular Computer Software Applications Schools ranking. Located in Atlanta, GA, this is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, 120 people earned their degree in Computer Software Applications from this school. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $31,118. Full Computer Software Applications at Atlanta Technical College Report

Southern Crescent Technical College comes in at #24 on our 2026 list of the most popular colleges for Computer Software Applications majors. Located in Griffin, GA, this is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, 120 people earned their degree in Computer Software Applications from this school. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $36,503. Full Computer Software Applications at Southern Crescent Technical College Report

#25

University of Houston

Houston, TX

University of Houston comes in at #25 on our 2026 list of the most popular colleges for Computer Software Applications majors. Located in Houston, TX, this is a public institution. This school awarded 107 degrees in Computer Software Applications in the most recent reporting year. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $48,424. Read More…

#26

Broward College

Fort Lauderdale, FL
#28

Miami Dade College

Miami, FL
#30

University of St Thomas

Saint Paul, MN
#36

Henry Ford College

Dearborn, MI
#37

Rhode Island School of Design

Providence, RI
#38

Dallas College

Dallas, TX
#39

Stark State College

North Canton, OH
#40

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA
#41

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ
#42

Bellevue College

Bellevue, WA
#44

Pensacola State College

Pensacola, FL
#46

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA
#50

Austin Peay State University

Clarksville, TN

Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that also graduate students in this major every year.

Rank College Location
51 Eastern Gateway Community College Steubenville, OH
52 Santa Rosa Junior College Santa Rosa, CA
53 Southern Careers Institute-Austin Austin, TX
54 University of West Florida Pensacola, FL
55 University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT
56 Lindenwood University Saint Charles, MO
57 New York Institute of Technology Old Westbury, NY
58 University of Arizona Tucson, AZ
59 University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA
60 Eastern Florida State College Melbourne, FL
61 Champlain College Burlington, VT
62 Gwinnett Technical College Lawrenceville, GA
63 Mesa Community College Mesa, AZ
64 Georgia Piedmont Technical College Clarkston, GA
65 Macomb Community College Warren, MI
66 Estrella Mountain Community College Avondale, AZ
67 Leeward Community College Pearl City, HI
68 University of Maryland Global Campus Adelphi, MD
69 Washtenaw Community College Ann Arbor, MI
70 Connecticut State Community College New Britain, CT
71 New England College Henniker, NH
72 Temple University Philadelphia, PA
73 University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA
74 Wilmington University New Castle, DE
75 Minneapolis Community and Technical College Minneapolis, MN
76 NUC University Bayamon, PR
77 Pierce College District Lakewood, WA
78 University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA
79 Utah Valley University Orem, UT
80 Dixie Technical College Saint George, UT
81 MiraCosta College Oceanside, CA
82 Art Center College of Design Pasadena, CA
83 Heartland Community College Normal, IL
84 Seminole State College of Florida Sanford, FL
85 California Institute of Arts & Technology National City, CA
86 Johnson County Community College Overland Park, KS
87 Eastern Iowa Community College District Davenport, IA
88 Klamath Community College Klamath Falls, OR
89 Weber State University Ogden, UT
90 CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College New York, NY
91 Davis Technical College Kaysville, UT
92 Eastern Washington University Cheney, WA
93 University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH
94 Dakota State University Madison, SD
95 California College of the Arts San Francisco, CA
96 Terra State Community College Fremont, OH
97 Madison Area Technical College Madison, WI
98 Sacred Heart University Fairfield, CT
99 Nova Southeastern University Fort Lauderdale, FL
100 Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ
101 Bradley University Peoria, IL
102 Regis University Denver, CO
103 Appalachian State University Boone, NC
104 Collin County Community College District McKinney, TX
105 Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Perkinston, MS
106 Neumont College of Computer Science Salt Lake City, UT
107 Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus Sewell, NJ
108 Schoolcraft Community College District Livonia, MI
109 Antelope Valley Community College District Lancaster, CA
110 Long Beach City College Long Beach, CA
111 Orange Coast College Costa Mesa, CA
112 University of California-Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA
113 Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College Asheville, NC
114 Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA
115 Santa Fe College Gainesville, FL
116 Utah State University Logan, UT
117 CUNY New York City College of Technology Brooklyn, NY
118 East Carolina University Greenville, NC
119 Imperial Valley College Imperial, CA
120 Ogden-Weber Technical College Ogden, UT
121 Robert Morris University Moon Township, PA
122 Hudson Valley Community College Troy, NY
123 Mountainland Technical College Lehi, UT
124 Texas State Technical College Waco, TX
125 Tulsa Technology Center Tulsa, OK
126 University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington, NC
127 Joliet Junior College Joliet, IL
128 University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD
129 Wellesley College Wellesley, MA
130 College of Southern Idaho Twin Falls, ID
131 College of the Mainland Texas City, TX
132 Johnson & Wales University-Providence Providence, RI
133 Northern Virginia Community College Annandale, VA
134 Palm Beach State College Lake Worth, FL
135 College of Western Idaho Nampa, ID
136 Grand Rapids Community College Grand Rapids, MI
137 Naval Postgraduate School Monterey, CA
138 Northwest Missouri State University Maryville, MO
139 Sinclair Community College Dayton, OH
140 State College of Florida-Manatee-Sarasota Bradenton, FL
141 Surry Community College Dobson, NC
142 University of Baltimore Baltimore, MD
143 Academy of Interactive Entertainment Seattle, WA
144 College for Creative Studies Detroit, MI
145 Hudson County Community College Jersey City, NJ
146 Hunter Business School Levittown, NY
147 Peninsula College Port Angeles, WA
148 Tallahassee State College Tallahassee, FL
149 University of Washington-Bothell Campus Bothell, WA
150 Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, MA
151 Austin Community College District Austin, TX
152 Bridgerland Technical College Logan, UT
153 CUNY LaGuardia Community College Long Island City, NY
154 Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design Lakewood, CO
155 Touro University New York, NY
156 Atlantic Technical College Coconut Creek, FL
157 Hillsborough Community College Tampa, FL
158 Indian River State College Fort Pierce, FL
159 North Carolina A & T State University Greensboro, NC
160 Ace Institute of Technology New York, NY
161 Chandler-Gilbert Community College Chandler, AZ
162 Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA
163 Georgia State University Atlanta, GA
164 Pasadena City College Pasadena, CA
165 Santa Ana College Santa Ana, CA
166 South Louisiana Community College Lafayette, LA
167 College of Charleston Charleston, SC
168 Cuyahoga Community College District Cleveland, OH
169 East Tennessee State University Johnson City, TN
170 Edison State Community College Piqua, OH
171 Lake Washington Institute of Technology Kirkland, WA
172 South Mountain Community College Phoenix, AZ
173 University of Minnesota-Duluth Duluth, MN
174 Academy of Interactive Entertainment Lafayette, LA
175 Auburn University Auburn, AL
176 California Institute of the Arts Valencia, CA
177 College of the Desert Palm Desert, CA
178 Elgin Community College Elgin, IL
179 Georgia Northwestern Technical College Rome, GA
180 ICPR Junior College-Mayaguez Mayaguez, PR
181 University of Georgia Athens, GA
182 Glendale Community College Glendale, AZ
183 Northwest Vista College San Antonio, TX
184 Quinsigamond Community College Worcester, MA
185 Woodbury University Burbank, CA
186 Des Moines Area Community College Ankeny, IA
187 Portland State University Portland, OR
188 Rider University Lawrenceville, NJ
189 San Diego State University San Diego, CA
190 Scottsdale Community College Scottsdale, AZ
191 University of Louisville Louisville, KY
192 College of Lake County Grayslake, IL
193 St. Francis College Brooklyn, NY
194 Western Technical College La Crosse, WI
195 Brigham Young University Provo, UT
196 Canadian Valley Technology Center El Reno, OK
197 Clark College Vancouver, WA
198 Moraine Valley Community College Palos Hills, IL
199 Northeast Wisconsin Technical College Green Bay, WI
200 Passaic County Community College Paterson, NJ

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More Computer Software Applications Rankings

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Computer Software Applications Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Web & Multimedia Design 5,236
Database Modeling & Administration 4,139
Computer Graphics 3,312
Other Computer Software 1,866
Virtual Modeling & Simulation 1,028
Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 118,381
Computer Science 79,857
Information Technology 57,935
Information Science 22,425
Computer Programming 15,336

References

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