2025 Best Computer Programming Associate Degree Schools in New York

an associate degree in computer programming is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #38 out of 328 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Computer Programming Associate Degree Schools in New York ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 49 associate degrees in computer programming during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Associate Degree Schools List

Average Early-Career Salaries

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their associate degree from the school. After all, your associate degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

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 complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges 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 New York.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Computer Programming in New York

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

Top New York Schools for an Associate in Programming

1

LaGuardia Community College
Long Island City, NY

25 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in an associate degree in computer programming has to check out LaGuardia Community College. LaGuardia is a fairly large public college located in the city of Long Island City.More information about a associate in computer programming from LaGuardia Community College

2

College of Staten Island CUNY
Staten Island, NY

14 Annual Graduates

College of Staten Island CUNY is a wonderful option for individuals interested in an associate degree in computer programming. Located in the city of Staten Island, CSI is a public college with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in computer programming from College of Staten Island CUNY

Best Computer Programming Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania	179	90
New Jersey	137	69
Maryland	126	11

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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
General Computer Programming	45
Computer Game Programming	4

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Computer Science	622
Computer Information Systems	457
Information Technology	303
Information Science	220
Computer Software & Applications	139
Data Processing	73
Computer Systems Networking	27
Data Entry	7
Other Computer & Information Sciences	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.