2024 Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Computer Science in Rhode Island
3Colleges
22,005Bachelor's Degrees
$34,341Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Value Computer Science School for You
Computer Science is the #11 most popular major in Rhode Island with 22,005 bachelor's degrees awarded in 2021-2022. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 0.4% of all the compsci bachelor's degrees in the country.
For this year's Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Computer Science in Rhode Island ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a bachelor's in compsci. Note that the phrase 'best value' does not mean the absolute lowest-priced. Instead, we are looking at those compsci schools that offer a high quality educational experience at a price lower than expected.
Average cost figures start with estimating tuition, fees, room and board, books, and other related expenses. We then subtract the average amount of financial aid that a student receives. You can use this as a gauge to estimate how much you may need to pay out of pocket to cover costs when financial aid isn't enough. Keep in mind that the net cost for you may be higher or lower, depending on your income and other factors.
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 Value CompSci Schools list to help you make the college decision.
To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you.
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Featured Computer Science Programs
Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
Learn the applied programming skills needed to fill in-demand tech roles when you earn your online AS in Computer Science at Southern New Hampshire University.
Learn the front-end design and back-end development skills employers look for in full stack software developers with this online bachelor's degree in computer science from Southern New Hampshire University.
With a software engineering degree, you'll learn the fundamental concepts and principles – a systematic approach used to develop software on time, on budget and within specifications – throughout your online college classes at SNHU.
Our rankings recognize Rhode Island College as the #1 school in this year's rankings. Located in the suburb of Providence, RIC is a public college with a medium-sized student population. RIC not only placed well in our value rankings. It is also #3 on our Best Computer Science Schools in Rhode Island list.
At RIC, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 4.7 years, and the estimated yearly cost for the school is $29,817. This makes the estimated cost of a bachelor’s degree from RIC be around $140,140. The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.
Providence College comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Providence is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Providence. In addition to being on our best value list, Providence has also earned the #2 rank in our Best Computer Science Schools in Rhode Island ranking.
It takes about 4.0 years for the average student at Providence to complete their degree, and the yearly average cost to attend the school is $41,304. Thus, the average cost to get a bachelor’s degree from the Providence is $166,868. Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.
Brown University comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Brown is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Providence. Brown not only placed well in our value rankings. It is also #1 on our Best Computer Science Schools in Rhode Island list.
The average amount of time it takes for a student to receive their degree at Brown is 4.2 years, and the yearly average cost to attend the school is $31,903. This makes the estimated cost of a bachelor’s degree from Brown be around $132,397. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.
One of 10 majors within the Computer & Information Sciences area of study, Computer Science has other similar majors worth exploring.
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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Computer Science is the #11 most popular major in Rhode Island with 22,005 bachelor's degrees awarded in 2021-2022. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 0.4% of all the compsci bachelor's degrees in the country.
