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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Information Technology (Income $0-$30k) in New York

6 Ranked Colleges
240 Degrees Awarded
$35,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value IT Schools for a Master's in New York For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 28,174 people earned their degree in information technology, making the major the 37th most popular in the United States.

Across New York, there were 1,003 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 240 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,029 and $47,933 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in information technology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great information technology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the information technology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Information Technology (Income $0-$30k) in New York

#1

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cornell University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Ithaca, New York, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 131 diplomas to qualified masters’s IT students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cornell, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell University are $30,042, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Information Technology at Cornell University

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #2 spot on the list. Columbia University in the City of New York is a large private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 12 masters’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.

Columbia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia are $51,194, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Information Technology at Columbia

#3

New York University

New York, New York
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New York University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k. New York, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s IT degrees to 60 students in 2019-2020.

NYU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at New York University are $36,892, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full NYU Information Technology Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k list. Troy, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s IT degrees to 25 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at RPI, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute are $58,325, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Information Technology at RPI

#5

The College of Saint Rose

Albany, New York
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The College of Saint Rose. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k list. The College of Saint Rose is a small school located in Albany, New York that handed out 10 masters’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.

Saint Rose also made our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Saint Rose are $15,308, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Saint Rose Information Technology Report

#6

Fordham University

Bronx, New York

Fordham University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #6. Fordham University is located in Bronx, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s IT degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Fordham U, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Fordham U are $23,846.

Read full report on Information Technology at Fordham 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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