2024 Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Computer Science in Minnesota
14
Colleges
107,337
Bachelor's Degrees
$28,346
Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Value Computer Science School for You
In 2021-2022, computer science students earned 107,337 bachelor's degrees from a Minnesota school, making the subject the 6th in the state. This means that 2.0% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.
This year's Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Computer Science in Minnesota ranking looked at 14 colleges that offer a bachelor's in compsci. When talking about the 'best value', we do not simply mean those with the lowest price. For this ranking, we are identifying those compsci schools that provide their students with a hiqh quality education at a price that is lower than other colleges and universities of the same caliber.
When calculating average cost, we take tuition, fees, room and board, books and supplies, and other related expenses into account. We then subtract the average financial aid award. The is meant to give you an idea of how much money you'll need to pay out-of-pocket through loans, external scholarships, or other methods. Your cost may be different from the average one, depending on your income and other factors.
More Ways to Rank Computer Science Schools
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.
In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest 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.
AS in Computer Science
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.
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BS in Computer Science
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.
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BS in Computer Science - Software Engineering
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.
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2024 Best Value Computer Science Schools in Minnesota
Check out the compsci programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your money.
Top 10 Best Value Computer Science Schools
Our rankings recognize University of Minnesota - Twin Cities as the #1 school in this year's rankings. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the large city of Minneapolis. UMN Twin Cities not only placed well in our value rankings. It is also #1 on our Best Computer Science Schools in Minnesota list.
The average student at UMN Twin Cities graduates in less than 4.2 years, and it costs about $33,529 per year to attend the school. This means that the average student pays around $140,822 to get a bachelor’s degree from UMN Twin Cities. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.
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The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Metropolitan State University. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Metro State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Metro State, the school also landed the #7 rank in our Best Computer Science Schools in Minnesota ranking.
The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.
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The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Minnesota - Duluth. Located in the small city of Duluth, UMN Duluth is a public school with a moderately-sized student population. In addition to being on our best value list, UMN Duluth has also earned the #6 rank in our Best Computer Science Schools in Minnesota ranking.
It takes the average student at UMN Duluth about 4.5 years to graduate, and the average full-time cost to attend the school is around $21,706. Putting this cost and the average time to graduate together, we find that the average amount you’ll pay to get a bachelor’s degree from UMN Duluth is $96,592. When students graduate in a lesser amount of time, they can save thousands of dollars.
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Saint Cloud State University landed the #4 spot in our 2024 rankings for best value computer science schools. Located in the city of Saint Cloud, St. Cloud State University is a public school with a fairly large student population. St. Cloud State University also took the #9 spot in our Best Computer Science Schools in Minnesota rankings.
It takes the average student at St. Cloud State University about 4.6 years to graduate, and the yearly average cost to attend the school is $21,722. This means that the average student pays around $100,138 to get a bachelor’s degree from St. Cloud State University. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.
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Our rankings recognize Minnesota State University - Moorhead as the #5 school in this year's rankings. MSU Moorhead is a small public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Moorhead.
The average student at MSU Moorhead graduates in less than 4.4 years, and the estimated yearly cost for the school is $23,661. This means that the average student pays around $104,582 to get a bachelor’s degree from MSU Moorhead. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.
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The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Winona State University. Located in the town of Winona, Winona State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
At Winona State, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 4.4 years, and the estimated yearly cost for the school is $22,155. This makes the estimated cost of a bachelor’s degree from Winona State be around $97,925. Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.
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University of Minnesota - Morris earned the #7 spot in our 2024 rankings. UMN Morris is a small public school located in the remote town of Morris.
At UMN Morris, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 4.2 years, and the average full-time cost to attend the school is around $14,115. This makes the estimated cost of a bachelor’s degree from UMN Morris be around $59,424. Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.
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Concordia University, Saint Paul comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. Concordia University, Saint Paul is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Paul.
At Concordia University, Saint Paul, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 4.2 years, and the estimated yearly cost for the school is $27,525. Looking at these numbers together, we estimate that the average cost of a bachelor’s degree from Concordia University, Saint Paul is about $116,706. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.
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The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. SMU MN is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Winona.
At SMU MN, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 4.1 years, and it costs about $30,205 per year to attend the school. Looking at these numbers together, we estimate that the average cost of a bachelor’s degree from SMU MN is about $123,236. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.
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Augsburg University comes in at #10 in this year's ranking. Augsburg is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis.
It takes the average student at Augsburg about 4.2 years to graduate, and the average full-time cost to attend the school is around $29,809. Thus, the average cost to get a bachelor’s degree from the Augsburg is $125,794. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.
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Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 14 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Negative Space.
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