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Is an Online Software Education Possible?

Yes! Post University, the highest ranking online software school, is an accredited US institution offering programs to train individuals to become outstanding software developers, software engineers, etc. According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, at present there are 385,200 people employed as computer software engineers, systems software alone in America, and their average annual salary is $96,620. Computer programmers make on average $74,690 per year and there are about 367,880 of them employed today. Online schools like Post University have been proven to help successfully launch workers into this field.

Software Common Job Tasks
  • designing and develop software
  • appling the theories and principles of computer science and mathematical analysis to creating testing and evaluating the software applications and systems that make computers work
  • designing and develop many types of software including computer games business applications operating systems network control systems and middleware
  • analyzing users needs and then design
  • testing and develop software to meet those needs during this process they create flowcharts diagrams and other documentation
  • creating the detailed sets of instructions called algorithms that actually tell the computer what to do
  • analyzing end users needs and design construct deploy and maintain general computer applications
  • developing packaged computer applications
  • coordinating the construction maintenance and expansion of an organization's computer systems
  • designing and implementation of system security and data assurance
Popular Journals & Magazines Software Organizations Related Professions Currently in Demand
  • Configuration Manager
  • Sales force Analyst SFDC Analyst
  • Software Engineer
  • EJB3/J2EE Programmer
  • J2EE Programmer
  • Software Engineer/JAVA Developer
  • Manual Tester
  • SIP Tester
  • SDET Specialist
  • Embedded Software Engineer/Developer
Top Cities for Software
  • New York
  • San Francisco
  • Seattle
  • Boston
  • San Jose
  • San Diego
  • Chicago
  • Austin
  • Atlanta
  • Washington DC
Top States for Software
  • California
  • Connecticut
  • Georgia
  • Idaho
  • Massachusetts
  • Nevada
  • New York
  • Pennsylvania
  • Virginia
  • Washington
Common Software Degree Program Names
  • Doctor of Mgmt in Org Leadership - Info Systems and Technology
  • Master of Information Systems
  • BS in IT - Software Engineering
  • BS in IT - Software Engineering
  • AA in IT - Programming Technology
  • Associate of Arts in Information Technology
  • BS in IT - Application Development Testing and Quality Assurance
  • BS in Computer Info Systems - Information Systems Management
  • Bachelor of IT - Programming
  • AA in Business Administration: Information Systems
Common Software Course Titles
  • Introduction to C
  • Data Structures
  • Programming Systems
  • Exploring Computer Science
  • Introduction to Computer Games
  • Introduction to UNIX
  • Java Programming
  • Data Modeling and SQL Intro
  • Software Design
  • Intro Visual Basic NET Program

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