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2025 Best Software Engineering Associate Degree Schools

4 Colleges in the United States
113 Associate Degrees
Software Engineering isn't the most popular associate program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #438 in popularity out of 1020 majors in the country. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for software engineering students pursuing a associate degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 113 associate degrees in software engineering during the <nil> academic year.

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Choosing a Great Software Engineering School for Your Associate Degree

Best Software Engineering Associate Degree Schools The computer software engineering associate degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To account for this we include a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a combination of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Other Factors We Consider

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

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

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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 Software Engineering Associate Degree Schools list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Software Engineering in the United States

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

Top Schools for an Associate in Computer Software Engineering

1
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
33 Annual Graduates

Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is a wonderful decision for individuals pursuing an associate degree in software engineering. Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is a small public college located in the city of Lancaster.More information about a associate in software engineering from Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology

2
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
13 Annual Graduates

Rasmussen University - Florida is one of the best schools in the country for getting an associate degree in software engineering. Located in the city of Ocala, Rasmussen University - Florida is a private for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a associate in software engineering from Rasmussen University - Florida

3
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
11 Annual Graduates

Rasmussen University - Minnesota is a good choice for individuals pursuing an associate degree in software engineering. Located in the city of St. Cloud, Rasmussen University - Minnesota is a private for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a associate in software engineering from Rasmussen University - Minnesota

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Full Sail University
Winter Park, FL
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
23 Annual Graduates

Full Sail University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting an associate degree in software engineering. Full Sail University is a fairly large private for-profit university located in the large suburb of Winter Park.More information about a associate in software engineering from Full Sail University

Software Engineering by Region

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Southwest
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Software Engineering is one of 3 different types of Computer Engineering programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Computer Engineering 32
Computer Hardware Engineering 1

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