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2024 Best Computer Programming Schools in Minnesota

9 Colleges in Minnesota
308 Programming Degrees Awarded
$43,272 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on majoring in computer programming, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #108 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 9 schools in Minnesota to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of computer programming. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 308 degrees in computer programming during the 2021-2022 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Computer Programming School

Best Computer Programming Schools in Minnesota Your choice of computer programming school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for computer programming schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Computer Programming Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Programming
Bachelor's Degrees in Programming

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Computer Programming Schools in Minnesota list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Computer Programming in Minnesota

The schools below may not offer all types of programming degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Minnesota Schools in Programming

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
$49,725 Median Starting Salary

St Cloud Technical and Community College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in computer programming. St Cloud Technical and Community College is a small public college located in the small city of Saint Cloud. This college ranks 32nd out of 52 schools for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.

There were roughly 23 computer programming students who graduated with this degree at St Cloud Technical and Community College in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the computer programming major at St Cloud Technical and Community College get $6,453 more than the typical college graduate in this field shortly after graduation.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
62 Programming Degrees Awarded
$41,095 Median Starting Salary

Every student pursuing a degree in computer programming has to look into Minneapolis Community and Technical College. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a public college with a medium-sized student population. This college ranks 39th out of 52 schools for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.

There were roughly 62 computer programming students who graduated with this degree at Minneapolis Community and Technical College in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the programming program make around $41,095 in their early career salary.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In MN

Any student who is interested in computer programming needs to take a look at Dakota County Technical College. DCTC is a small public college located in the rural area of Rosemount. A Best Colleges rank of #436 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means DCTC is a great college overall.

There were roughly 16 computer programming students who graduated with this degree at DCTC in the most recent year we have data available.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In MN

Hennepin Technical College is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in computer programming. Hennepin Technical College is a small public college located in the large suburb of Brooklyn Park. A Best Colleges rank of #171 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Hennepin Technical College is a great college overall.

There were approximately 12 computer programming students who graduated with this degree at Hennepin Technical College in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
13th Most Popular In MN

Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Mankato. A Best Colleges rank of #351 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Minnesota State Mankato is a great university overall.

There were about 12 computer programming students who graduated with this degree at Minnesota State Mankato in the most recent data year.

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Saint Paul College crest
Saint Paul College
Saint Paul, MN
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In MN
9.1% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Saint Paul, Saint Paul College is a public college with a medium-sized student population. This college ranks 37th out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.

There were roughly 11 computer programming students who graduated with this degree at Saint Paul College in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$53,952 Median Starting Salary
$31,000 Median Student Debt

Herzing University - Minneapolis is a fairly small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of St. Louis Park.

There were approximately 1 computer programming students who graduated with this degree at Herzing University - Minneapolis in the most recent data year. Computer Programming degree recipients from Herzing University - Minneapolis earn a boost of around $10,680 above the typical income of computer programming graduates.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In MN

Metro State is a medium-sized public university located in the city of Saint Paul. This university ranks 22nd out of 52 schools for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.

There were roughly 3 computer programming students who graduated with this degree at Metro State in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Computer Programming Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Computer Programming Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

StateCollegesDegrees Awarded
Missouri283269
Kansas266237
Iowa264130
Nebraska23872
South Dakota20420

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One of 10 majors within the Computer & Information Sciences area of study, Computer Programming has other similar majors worth exploring.

Programming Concentrations

MajorAnnual Graduates
General Computer Programming220
App Specific Computer Programming88

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Majors Similar to Programming

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Computer Science1,364
Information Technology950
Computer Information Systems936
Computer Software & Applications295
Computer Systems Networking248
Computer Systems Analysis153
Information Science119
Data Processing26
Data Entry6

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