Oregon contains nine schools that offer computer programming programs. Northwest Christian University, the highest-ranking computer programming school in OR, has a total student population of 557 and is the 582nd highest ranked school in America.
Of the 9 computer programming schools in Oregon, only 3 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, University of Phoenix-Oregon Campus comes out as the most expensive ($23,549/yr), with Clackamas Community College as the lowest recorded at only $3,722/yr.
Computer Programming students from Oregon schools who go on to become computer programmers, computer security specialists, computer support specialists, computer technicians, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 367,880 people working as computer programmers alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $74,690. Also, Computer software engineers, applications make on average $90,170 per year and there are about 495,500 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Oregon alone, there are 7,890 employed computer software engineers, applications earning an average yearly salary of $88,740. Computer programmers in this state earn $67,790/yr and there are 2,530 employed.
Also, within the computer programming schools in Oregon, the average student population is 2,645 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 16 to 1. Aside from computer programming, there are 2428 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 1,810 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $4,147, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.
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