2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Computer Programming in the Rocky Mountains Region

When it comes to popularity, a bachelor's degree in computer programming sits in the middle of the road, ranking #143 out of 338 majors in the country. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

College Factual looked at 8 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Computer Programming in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 456 bachelor's degrees in computer programming during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Computer Programming School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your bachelor's degree in programming matters. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Computer Programming in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality computer programming program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

One Size Does Not Fit All

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for computer programming.

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Most Popular Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Computer Programming in the Rocky Mountains Region

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in computer programming.

Most Well Attended Schools for Programming Students Working on Their Bachelor's

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Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UT

399 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In UT

#1 Best Quality In UT

Western Governors University is a popular decision for students interested in a bachelor's degree in computer programming. WGU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Salt Lake City. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in computer programming in Utah.

There were about 399 computer programming individuals who graduated with this degree at WGU in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in computer programming from Western Governors University

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Neumont College of Computer Science
Salt Lake City, UT

41 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In UT

#2 Best Quality In UT

Neumont College of Computer Science is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in computer programming. Neumont is a small private for-profit college located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in computer programming in Utah.

There were about 41 computer programming individuals who graduated with this degree at Neumont in the most recent year we have data available.

Bachelor's recipients from the computer programming major at Neumont College of Computer Science earn $23,000 more than the standard graduate in this field shortly after graduation.

More information about a bachelor’s in computer programming from Neumont College of Computer Science

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Independence University
Salt Lake City, UT

13 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#3 Most Popular In UT

#3 Best Quality In UT

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in computer programming needs to look into Independence University. Located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City, Branch of Stevens-Henager College is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for bachelor's degrees in computer programming in Utah.

There were about 13 computer programming students who graduated with this degree at Branch of Stevens-Henager College in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in computer programming from Independence University

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Stevens-Henager College
West Haven, UT

#5 Most Popular In UT

$31,300 Median Salary

$49,776 Median Student Debt

Located in the suburb of West Haven, Stevens-Henager is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Soon after graduating, programming bachelor's recipients generally make around $31,300 in the first five years of their career.

More information about a bachelor’s in computer programming from Stevens-Henager College

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Idaho State University
Pocatello, ID

#2 Most Popular In ID

ISU is a fairly large public university located in the city of Pocatello. More information about a bachelor’s in computer programming from Idaho State University

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Best Computer Programming Colleges by State

Explore the most popular computer programming colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Utah	189	404
Colorado	186	9
Idaho	167	0

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Computer Programming Related Rankings by Major

Computer Programming is one of 10 different types of Computer & Information Sciences programs to choose from.

Programming Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Computer Programming	418
App Specific Computer Programming	38

Majors Similar to Programming

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems	2,145
Computer Science	2,037
Information Technology	1,918
Information Science	351
Computer Software & Applications	328
Computer Systems Networking	160
Computer Systems Analysis	12

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.