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2023 Most Popular Computer Software Applications Schools in Rhode Island

5 Colleges
$27,118 Avg Salary
$28,542 Avg Student Debt

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In 2020-2021, computer software and applications students earned 117 degrees and certificates from a Rhode Island school, making the subject the 3rd in the state.

Today's computer science students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

The Most Popular Computer Software Applications Schools in Rhode Island ranking is one of many tools that Computer Science Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 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 Software & Applications program at each school on the list.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Rhode Island School of Design the most popular school in Rhode Island for computer software and applications students. RISD is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Providence.

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The excellent programs at Johnson & Wales University - Providence helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best computer software and applications schools in Rhode Island. JWU Providence is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Providence.

Computer Software majors at JWU Providence take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $363, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Out of the 5 schools in Rhode Island that were part of this year’s ranking, New England Institute of Technology landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of East Greenwich, New England Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that computer software majors at New England Tech take out is $30,083.

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The excellent programs at Roger Williams University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best computer software and applications schools in Rhode Island. RWU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bristol.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johnson & Wales University - Online. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer Software Applications Schools in Rhode Island list. JWU Online is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Providence.

Full Computer Software & Applications at Johnson & Wales University - Online Report

Best Computer Software & Applications Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 1,076
Connecticut 39
Vermont 52
New Hampshire 361
Maine 4

Computer Software & Applications is one of 10 different types of computer science programs to choose from.

Computer Software Concentrations

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 5 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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