2025 Best General Computer Programming Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

If you plan on getting your bachelor's degree in general computer programming, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #165 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the Southwest Region to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of general computer programming. Combined, these schools handed out 79 bachelor's degrees in general computer programming to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Other Factors We Consider

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

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on general computer programming students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of general computer programming students who choose to seek a bachelor's 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.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general computer programming related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for general computer programming students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 General Computer Programming Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study General Computer Programming in the Southwest Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in general computer programming.

Top Southwest Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Computer Programming

1

Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, AZ

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

59 Annual Graduates

Grand Canyon University is a great choice for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in general computer programming. Grand Canyon University is a fairly large private for-profit university located in the large city of Phoenix.More information about a bachelor’s in general computer programming from Grand Canyon University

2

Austin Community College District
Austin, TX

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

12 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in general computer programming has to check out Austin Community College District. Located in the city of Austin, Austin Community College District is a public college with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general computer programming from Austin Community College District

Best General Computer Programming Colleges by State

Explore the best general computer programming schools for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	572	10
Arizona	356	53

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General Computer Programming Related Rankings by Major

One of 5 majors within the Computer Programming area of study, General Computer Programming has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Computer Game Programming	16
App Specific Computer Programming	1

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.