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Best Software Engineering Schools Near Albany, OR (2026)
Updated September 6, 2026BLS dataCollege ScorecardOn this page
Albany, Oregon is home to about 56,773 residents. Median household income is $73,809 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 28.6% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the Albany, OR metro area, the top-earning software engineering-related role is Computer and Information Systems Managers at a median $151,310 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Closest Software Engineering Schools to Albany
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer software engineering programs near Albany, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Albany city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS data on every site update.
How We Rank Schools
Every school list on this site is ordered by the BOC Score, computed from the most
recent school-level data published by the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and IPEDS).
To qualify, a school must be currently operating and accredited by an agency recognized by the
U.S. Department of Education. Each eligible school is then scored on five measures, percentile-ranked
against schools at the same credential level:
BOCSCORE
Graduation rate 30%
Median earnings, 10 years after entry 25%
Average net price (lower is better) 20%
Retention rate 15%
Fully online availability 10%
Schools without enough outcome data appear after ranked schools, without a score.
On this page, schools are ordered by distance from Albany.
Advertising never affects these rankings. Read the full methodology.
BOC
Ranked by BOC Score — U.S. Dept. of Education outcome data. Advertising never affects rankings.
Albany is part of the Albany, OR metro area (BLS area code 10540). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to Oregon statewide.
Occupation
Median Wage
Source
COL-Adjusted (US=100)
Software Developers
$122,030
Albany, OR
$119,520
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
$108,440
OR statewide
$106,210
Computer Programmers
$99,540
OR statewide
$97,493
Web Developers
$64,460
OR statewide
$63,134
Computer and Information Systems Managers
$151,310
Albany, OR
$148,198
Computer Occupations, All Other
$93,020
Albany, OR
$91,107
Computer Network Architects
$135,660
OR statewide
$132,870
Computer Systems Analysts
$112,700
Albany, OR
$110,382
Source: BLS, May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes wage data at the metro (MSA) and state level – not by individual city.
Albany at a Glance
Metric
Value
Source
Population
56,773
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003)
Median household income
$73,809
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013)
Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+
28.6%
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003)
Regional Price Parity (US=100)
102.1 (above U.S. average)
BEA RPP 2024
Other Albany-Area Cities With Software Engineering Programs
What are the highest-paying software engineering roles near Albany?
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying software engineering-related roles near Albany are: Computer and Information Systems Managers ($151,310), Computer Network Architects ($135,660), Software Developers ($122,030). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Oregon statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
Should I look at programs in Corvallis instead of Albany?
Corvallis, OR is 9.8 miles from Albany and has its own set of local software engineering programs – see the city’s page. For online programs, distance matters less; for hybrid or in-person formats, comparing both can help.
Is Albany an affordable place to study software engineering?
Albany’s median household income of $73,809 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Albany while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and Oregon public universities often offer reduced in-state online tuition.
How do I verify a program is accredited?
Confirm institutional accreditation via the U.S. Department of Education database (U.S. Dept. of Education database), and check for any program-specific accreditation listed by the school.
Data verified: September 6, 2026.
Salary, employment, and tuition figures on this page are sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS May 2025; Employment Projections 2025-2035) and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (2023 cohort). The source agency and data year are cited inline with every statistic.
