2025 Best Computer Software & Applications Associate Degree Schools in Texas

an associate degree in computer software & applications is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #54 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.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Computer Software & Applications Associate Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 60 associate degrees in computer software & applications to qualified students.

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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

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to computer software & applications students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other computer software & applications students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for computer software & applications 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 software & applications related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for computer software & applications students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank Computer Software & Applications Schools

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 Software & Applications Associate Degree Schools in Texas list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Computer Software & Applications in Texas

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in computer software & applications.

Top Texas Schools for an Associate in Computer Software

1

Collin County Community College District
McKinney, TX

18 Annual Graduates

Collin County Community College District is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in computer software & applications. Collin County Community College District is a very large public college located in the suburb of McKinney.More information about a associate in computer software & applications from Collin County Community College District

2

Northwest Vista College
San Antonio, TX

13 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in an associate degree in computer software & applications needs to check out Northwest Vista College. Northwest Vista College is a fairly large public college located in the large city of San Antonio.More information about a associate in computer software & applications from Northwest Vista College

Best Computer Software & Applications Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Computer Software & Applications Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Arizona	169	59
Oklahoma	136	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to Computer Software

One of 10 majors within the Computer & Information Sciences area of study, Computer Software & Applications has other similar majors worth exploring.

Computer Software Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Web & Multimedia Design	48
Data Modeling/Warehousing & Database Administration	12

Majors Similar to Computer Software

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems	823
Information Technology	670
Computer Programming	456
Computer Science	381
Computer Systems Networking	317
Data Processing	72
Information Science	28
Other Computer & Information Sciences	13
Computer Systems Analysis	9
Data Entry	4

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 Negative Space. More about our data sources and methodologies.