16
Colleges
324,951
Bachelor's Degrees
$32,001
Avg Cost*
In 2021-2022, 324,951 bachelor's degrees were awarded to information technology students who went to a New York college or university. This makes it the #62 most popular major in the state. This means that 6.0% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.
This year's Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Information Technology in New York ranking looked at 16 colleges that offer a bachelor's in it. Note that the phrase 'best value' does not mean the absolute lowest-priced. For this ranking, we are identifying those it 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.
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.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Value IT Schools ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for the money for it majors.
University at Albany earned the #1 spot in our 2024 rankings. Located in the small city of Albany, UAlbany is a public college with a large student population. UAlbany not only placed well in our value rankings. It is also #9 on our Best Information Technology Schools in New York list.
At UAlbany, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 4.1 years, and the estimated yearly cost for the school is $30,280. This makes the estimated cost of a bachelor’s degree from UAlbany be around $125,056. The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.
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Our rankings recognize University at Buffalo as the #2 school in this year's rankings. University at Buffalo is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Buffalo. University at Buffalo not only placed well in our value rankings. It is also #8 on our Best Information Technology Schools in New York list.
It takes the average student at University at Buffalo about 4.3 years to graduate, and the yearly average cost to attend the school is $32,295. Looking at these numbers together, we estimate that the average cost of a bachelor’s degree from University at Buffalo is about $137,577. Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.
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John Jay College of Criminal Justice earned the #3 spot in our 2024 rankings. John Jay is a large public school located in the large city of New York.
It takes about 4.5 years for the average student at John Jay to complete their degree, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $34,600. This means that the average student pays around $155,700 to get a bachelor’s degree from John Jay. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.
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SUNY Polytechnic Institute comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. Located in the midsize suburb of Utica, SUNY Poly is a public school with a small student population.
It takes about 4.3 years for the average student at SUNY Poly to complete their degree, and it costs about $22,456 per year to attend the school. 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 SUNY Poly is $95,438. The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.
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Our rankings recognize Touro College as the #5 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of New York, Touro is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
It takes about 4.3 years for the average student at Touro to complete their degree, and it costs about $27,277 per year to attend the school. 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 Touro is $118,109. The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.
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Alfred State College earned the #6 spot in our 2024 rankings. Alfred State is a small public school located in the remote town of Alfred.
At Alfred State, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 4.2 years, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $22,263. This means that the average student pays around $94,395 to get a bachelor’s degree from Alfred State. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.
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The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Monroe College. Located in the large city of Bronx, Monroe College is a private for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
The average student at Monroe College graduates in less than 4.2 years, and the estimated yearly cost for the school is $23,885. When we combine these numbers, we estimate that the cost to get a bachelor’s degree from Monroe College is $99,123. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.
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Farmingdale State College earned the #8 spot in our 2024 rankings. Located in the suburb of Farmingdale, SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
It takes the average student at SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale about 4.5 years to graduate, and the yearly average cost to attend the school is $24,484. Looking at these numbers together, we estimate that the average cost of a bachelor’s degree from SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale is about $109,443. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.
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Mercy College landed the #9 spot in our 2024 rankings for best value information technology schools. Located in the large suburb of Dobbs Ferry, Mercy is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
It takes the average student at Mercy about 4.4 years to graduate, and the yearly average cost to attend the school is $28,481. Looking at these numbers together, we estimate that the average cost of a bachelor’s degree from Mercy is about $126,171. When students graduate in a lesser amount of time, they can save thousands of dollars.
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The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to SUNY Canton. SUNY Canton is a small public school located in the town of Canton.
At SUNY Canton, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 4.2 years, and the estimated yearly cost for the school is $21,314. This means that the average student pays around $89,732 to get a bachelor’s degree from SUNY Canton. 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 16 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 Craig Dennis.
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