2025 Best Computer Programming Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
9Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
718Programming Degrees Awarded
$51,196Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in computer programming is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #108 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 9 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for computer programming students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 718 degrees in computer programming annually.
The programming program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Computer Programming rankings. For our Best Overall Computer Programming School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
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 the Middle Atlantic Region list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for Computer Programming in the Middle Atlantic Region
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the programming degree levels they offer.
It's hard to beat Rochester Institute of Technology if you wish to pursue a degree in computer programming. RIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Rochester. A Best Colleges rank of #147 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means RIT is a great school overall.
There were approximately 27 computer programming students who graduated with this degree at RIT in the most recent year we have data available. Those computer programming students who get their degree from Rochester Institute of Technology receive $32,679 more than the standard programming student.
Any student who is interested in computer programming has to check out Marist College. Located in the suburb of Poughkeepsie, Marist is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #177 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Marist is a great college overall.
There were about 5 computer programming students who graduated with this degree at Marist in the most recent data year.
Every student who is interested in computer programming has to look into Rowan University. Located in the suburb of Glassboro, Rowan is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #345 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Rowan is a great university overall.
There were about 125 computer programming students who graduated with this degree at Rowan in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the programming program report average early career earnings of $41,799.
It is hard to beat Community College of Allegheny County if you wish to pursue a degree in computer programming. CCAC is a large public college located in the city of Pittsburgh. A Best Colleges rank of #599 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means CCAC is a great college overall.
There were roughly 45 computer programming students who graduated with this degree at CCAC in the most recent data year.
Located in the large city of Long Island City, LaGuardia is a public college with a large student population. This college ranks 111th out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were about 33 computer programming students who graduated with this degree at LaGuardia in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the suburb of Farmingdale, SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. This college ranks 107th out of 136 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were about 136 computer programming students who graduated with this degree at SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the programming program make about $45,383 in the first couple years of working.
Located in the large suburb of Oakdale, Pittsburgh Technical College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population. This college ranks 46th out of 103 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were roughly 31 computer programming students who graduated with this degree at Pittsburgh Technical College in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the programming program earn an average of $33,829 in their early career salary.
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CSI is a large public college located in the city of Staten Island. This college ranks 102nd out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were roughly 9 computer programming students who graduated with this degree at CSI in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the large suburb of New Castle, Wilmington University is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 3 schools for overall quality in the state of Delaware.
There were approximately 18 computer programming students who graduated with this degree at Wilmington University in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduating, programming degree recipients usually make about $35,551 in the first five years of their career.
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).
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The programming program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Computer Programming rankings. For our Best Overall Computer Programming School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
