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2022 Best Value Colleges for General Computer Programming (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

12 Ranked Colleges
1,285 Degrees Awarded
Best Value Computer Programming Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Computer Programming Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 7,909 people earned their degree in general computer programming, making the major the 166th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 1,285 general computer programming graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Computer Programming Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 12 colleges that offer a degree in general computer programming. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general computer programming programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general computer programming program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Computer Programming Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Computer Programming Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 12 Best Value Colleges for General Computer Programming (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

#1

El Centro College

Dallas, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend El Centro College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Programming Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Dallas, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s computer programming degrees to 229 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at El Centro College, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Computer Programming Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $6,881 for Southwest Region Computer Programming students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend El Centro College.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Austin Community College District. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Programming Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 95 ’s computer programming degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region computer programming students whose families make $48-$75k list, Austin Community College District has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best General Computer Programming Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $8,877 for Southwest Region Computer Programming students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Austin Community College District.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Jacinto Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Computer Programming Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. This large school is located in Pasadena, Texas, and it awarded 93 ’s computer programming degrees in 2019-2020.

San Jacinto College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Computer Programming Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for San Jacinto Community College is $9,788 for Southwest Region Computer Programming students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#4

Amarillo College

Amarillo, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Amarillo College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Programming Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This medium-sized school is located in Amarillo, Texas, and it awarded 97 ’s computer programming degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region computer programming students whose families make $48-$75k list, Amarillo College has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best General Computer Programming Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $6,860 for Southwest Region Computer Programming students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Amarillo College.

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#5

San Antonio College

San Antonio, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Antonio College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Computer Programming Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. San Antonio College is a fairly large school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 149 ’s computer programming degrees in 2019-2020.

San Antonio College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best General Computer Programming Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $8,279 for Southwest Region Computer Programming students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend San Antonio College.

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Texas State Technical College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Computer Programming Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Texas State Technical College is a fairly large school located in Waco, Texas that handed out 29 ’s computer programming degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at TSTC, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Computer Programming Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Texas State Technical College is $12,576 for Southwest Region Computer Programming students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#7

El Paso Community College

El Paso, Texas

With a ranking of #7, El Paso Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Computer Programming Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. El Paso Community College is a large school located in El Paso, Texas that handed out 23 ’s computer programming degrees in 2019-2020.

El Paso Community College also took the #10 spot in our “Best General Computer Programming Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $7,230 for southwest region computer programming students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend El Paso Community College.

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#8

Santa Fe Community College

Santa Fe, New Mexico

With a ranking of #8, Santa Fe Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Computer Programming Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Santa Fe, New Mexico is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s computer programming degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

SFCC also took the #9 spot in our “Best General Computer Programming Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Santa Fe Community College is $9,016 for southwest region computer programming students whose families make $48-$75k.

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Estrella Mountain Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computer Programming Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Located in Avondale, Arizona, this medium-sized public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified ’s computer programming students in 2019-2020.

Estrella Mountain Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best General Computer Programming Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $10,721 for Southwest Region Computer Programming students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Estrella Mountain Community College.

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#10

St Philip's College

San Antonio, Texas

St Philip’s College landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Computer Programming Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. St Philip’s College is a fairly large school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 7 ’s computer programming degrees in 2019-2020.

St Philip’s College also made our “Best General Computer Programming Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #13. The estimated yearly cost for St Philip’s College is $8,285 for southwest region computer programming students whose families make $48-$75k.

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University of Phoenix - Arizona landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Computer Programming Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. UOPX - Arizona is a large private for-profit school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 305 ’s computer programming degrees in 2019-2020.

UOPX - Arizona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best General Computer Programming Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Phoenix - Arizona is $14,939 for Southwest Region Computer Programming students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#12

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, Arizona

Grand Canyon University landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Computer Programming Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Located in Phoenix, Arizona, this large private for-profit school handed out 31 diplomas to qualified ’s computer programming students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Grand Canyon University, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best General Computer Programming Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Grand Canyon University is $21,380 for southwest region computer programming students whose families make $48-$75k.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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