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Career Information for Computer Programmers in North Carolina

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Fast Facts for Computer Programmers in North Carolina

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Durham, Raleigh, and Charlotte
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Hickory, Burlington, and Wilmington
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Raleigh, Charlotte, and Durham

Salaries for Computer Programmers in North Carolina

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Fayetteville, Durham, and Charlotte. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Computer Programmers in North Carolina are listed below.

Selected Computer Programming Schools in North Carolina

These schools offer particularly quick info upon request, and we have written detailed profiles for each (click school names to see the profiles).

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University of Phoenix
Charlotte, Raleigh

Founded in 1976, University of Phoenix is dedicated to meeting the needs of working students. Now the largest private university in North America, we offer conveniently located campuses and learning centers as well as a flexible online learning format.

  • Programs: Computer Science And Engineering
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate, Master
(Offerings vary by location; please request additional info.)

Strayer University
Charlotte, Greensboro, Huntersville, Morrisville, Raleigh

Strayer University (SU) has been providing college education for over 115 years, with many locations across the United States.

  • Programs: Computer Science And Engineering
  • Degrees/Course Work: Bachelor, Certificate, Diploma
(Offerings vary by location; please request additional info.)

Selected Online Schools for Computer Programmers in North Carolina

More North Carolina Computer Programming Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Alamance Community CollegeGrahamAssociate3,925
Appalachian State UniversityBooneDoctorate15,871
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community CollegeAshevilleAssociate6,408
Barton CollegeWilsonBachelor1,130
Beaufort County Community CollegeWashingtonAssociate1,476
Belmont Abbey CollegeBelmontBachelor1,337
Bennett College for WomenGreensboroBachelor678
Blue Ridge Community College Flat RockFlat RockAssociate1,968
Brunswick Community CollegeSupplyAssociate1,162
Caldwell Community College and Technical InstituteHudsonAssociate3,728
Campbell UniversityBuies CreekMasters & First Professional6,208
Catawba Valley Community CollegeHickoryAssociate4,765
Central Carolina Community CollegeSanfordAssociate4,603
Central Piedmont Community CollegeCharlotteAssociate18,052
Cleveland Community CollegeShelbyAssociate2,064
Coastal Carolina Community CollegeJacksonvilleAssociate4,349
College of the AlbemarleElizabeth CityAssociate2,117
Craven Community CollegeNew BernAssociate3,032
Davidson County Community CollegeThomasvilleAssociate3,399
Duke UniversityDurhamDoctorate & First Professional13,598
Durham Technical Community CollegeDurhamAssociate5,170
East Carolina UniversityGreenvilleDoctorate & First Professional25,990
Elizabeth City State UniversityElizabeth CityMasters3,061
Elon UniversityElonDoctorate5,456
Fayetteville State UniversityFayettevilleDoctorate6,692
Fayetteville Technical Community CollegeFayettevilleAssociate9,063
Forsyth Technical Community CollegeWinston SalemAssociate7,276
Gardner-Webb UniversityBoiling SpringsDoctorate & First Professional3,892
Gaston CollegeDallasAssociate5,718
Guilford CollegeGreensboroBachelor2,688
Guilford Technical Community CollegeJamestownAssociate10,571
High Point UniversityHigh PointMasters3,064
Isothermal Community CollegeSpindaleAssociate2,131
Johnson C Smith UniversityCharlotteBachelor1,463
Johnston Community CollegeSmithfieldAssociate4,145
Lees-McRae CollegeBanner ElkBachelor882
Lenoir Community CollegeKinstonAssociate2,733
Lenoir-Rhyne UniversityHickoryMasters1,626
Livingstone CollegeSalisburyBachelor960
Mars Hill CollegeMars HillBachelor1,253
Meredith CollegeRaleighMasters2,202
Methodist UniversityFayettevilleMasters2,118
Mitchell Community CollegeStatesvilleAssociate2,687
North Carolina A & T State UniversityGreensboroDoctorate10,498
North Carolina Central UniversityDurhamMasters & First Professional8,383
North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleighDoctorate & First Professional31,802
North Carolina Wesleyan CollegeRocky MountBachelor1,583
Pfeiffer UniversityMisenheimerMasters2,053
Piedmont Community CollegeRoxboroAssociate2,575
Pitt Community CollegeWintervilleAssociate6,499
Rockingham Community CollegeWentworthAssociate2,013
Rowan-Cabarrus Community CollegeSalisburyAssociate5,158
Saint Augustines College RaleighRaleighBachelor1,284
Sandhills Community CollegePinehurstAssociate3,826
Shaw UniversityRaleighMasters2,866
South College-AshevilleAshevilleBachelor133
South Piedmont Community CollegePolktonAssociate2,250
Surry Community CollegeDobsonAssociate3,201
University of North Carolina at AshevilleAshevilleMasters3,701
University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel HillDoctorate & First Professional28,136
University of North Carolina at CharlotteCharlotteDoctorate22,388
University of North Carolina at GreensboroGreensboroDoctorate18,627
University of North Carolina at PembrokePembrokeMasters5,937
University of North Carolina-WilmingtonWilmingtonDoctorate12,180
Vance-Granville Community CollegeHendersonAssociate4,135
Wake Forest UniversityWinston SalemDoctorate & First Professional6,788
Wake Technical Community CollegeRaleighAssociate12,238
Western Carolina UniversityCullowheeDoctorate9,056
Wilkes Community CollegeWilkesboroAssociate2,476
Wilson Community CollegeWilsonAssociate1,642
Wingate UniversityWingateDoctorate2,041
Winston-Salem State UniversityWinston-SalemMasters5,870

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Computer Programmers

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for North Carolina. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the state.

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Computer Programmers

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Computer Programmers relative to the population of the city, as of 2008. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.
Metro AreaJobsSalary
(2008)
Relative
Popularity

NORTH CAROLINA

   
Durham2,060$84,9102.3
Raleigh2,840$72,9401.7
Charlotte2,820$82,5101
Winston-Salem640$80,6200.9
Greenville150$64,7700.7
Greensboro810$73,7100.7
Rocky Mount110$58,8600.6
Fayetteville220$93,8500.6
Jacksonville60$73,3900.5
Asheville290 0.5
Wilmington190$58,6600.4
Burlington70$49,2600.4
Hickory150$64,0600.3
Employment For:
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