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With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Computer Programming, Specific Platforms Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Computer Programming, Specific Platforms is the 1357th most popular major in the country with 127 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across the Southeast region, there were 3 computer programming, specific platforms graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their computer programming, specific platforms program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools Highly Focused on Computer Programming, Specific Platforms Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Computer Programming, Specific Platforms Major in the Southeast Region”.
Out of the 1 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Computer Programming, Specific Platforms Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Mercer University landed the #1 spot on the list. Mercer is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Macon, Georgia. It awarded 3 ’s computer programming, specific platforms degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Computer Programming, Specific Platforms at Mercer
Notes and References
References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
