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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Informatics in the Middle Atlantic Region

4 Ranked Colleges
152 Degrees Awarded
$29,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Informatics Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Informatics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 2,431 people earned their degree in informatics, making the major the 278th most popular in the United States.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 554 informatics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 152 informatics graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Informatics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in informatics. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent informatics programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the informatics program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Informatics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Informatics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Informatics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Informatics in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

University at Albany

Albany, New York
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Informatics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University at Albany landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Albany, New York, and it awarded 129 bachelors’s informatics degrees in 2019-2020.

UAlbany also made our “Best Informatics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend UAlbany is $18,577 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Informatics students.

Read more about Informatics at University at Albany

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Informatics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rochester Institute of Technology landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Rochester, New York, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s informatics degrees in 2019-2020.

RIT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Informatics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $33,167 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Informatics students per year to attend Rochester Institute of Technology.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Read more about Informatics at RIT

#3

Widener University

Chester, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Informatics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Widener University landed the #3 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Chester, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s informatics degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree informatics students list, Widener has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Informatics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $31,345 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Informatics students per year to attend Widener University.

The low student loan default rate of 4.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full Widener University Informatics Report

#4

Drexel University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Drexel University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Informatics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Drexel is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 2 bachelors’s informatics degrees in 2019-2020.

Drexel also made our “Best Informatics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for Drexel is $34,914 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Informatics students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The low student loan default rate of 2.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Informatics at Drexel University

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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