2025 Best Computer Programming Associate Degree Schools in Rhode Island

Computer Programming is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #38 most popular associate degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Computer Programming Associate Degree Schools in Rhode Island ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 39 associate degrees in computer programming during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Early-Career Earnings

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their associate degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their associate degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to computer programming students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of computer programming students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for computer programming to pay back their student loans after receiving their associate degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized computer programming related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for computer programming students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank Computer Programming Schools

The programming school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Computer Programming Associate Degree Schools in Rhode Island.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Computer Programming in Rhode Island

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for computer programming students seeking a an associate degree.

Top Rhode Island Schools for an Associate in Programming

1

New England Institute of Technology
East Greenwich, RI

16 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat New England Institute of Technology if you want to pursue an associate degree in computer programming. Located in the large suburb of East Greenwich, New England Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.More information about a associate in computer programming from New England Institute of Technology

2

Community College of Rhode Island
Warwick, RI

23 Annual Graduates

$33,781 Median Starting Salary

Community College of Rhode Island is one of the best schools in the country for getting an associate degree in computer programming. CCRI is a fairly large public college located in the city of Warwick.

Soon after graduating, programming associate recipients generally earn about $33,781 at the beginning of their careers.

More information about a associate in computer programming from Community College of Rhode Island

Best Computer Programming Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Computer Programming Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	137	83
Connecticut	101	7
New Hampshire	80	3
Vermont	58	8

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Rankings in Majors Related to Programming

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

Programming Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
App Specific Computer Programming	23
General Computer Programming	16

Majors Similar to Programming

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Information Technology	38
Computer Information Systems	3
Computer Systems Networking	2

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 luis gomes. More about our data sources and methodologies.