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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Computer Programming (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

8 Ranked Colleges
324 Degrees Awarded
$16,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Programming Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region 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 Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Computer Programming is the 121st most popular major in the country with 10,756 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, computer programming graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $45,886 and had an average of $26,222 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 665 computer programming graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,675 and $29,896 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 324 computer programming graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in computer programming. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality computer programming programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

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

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Best Value Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Computer Programming (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Farmingdale State College

Farmingdale, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Farmingdale State College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This fairly large school is located in Farmingdale, New York, and it awarded 141 bachelors’s programming degrees in 2019-2020.

SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale also took the #3 spot in our “Best Computer Programming Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Farmingdale State College is $3,469 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Programming students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 4.5% 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 full report on Computer Programming at SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale

#2

Alfred State College

Alfred, New York
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Alfred State College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Alfred, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s programming degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

Alfred State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Computer Programming Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Alfred State is $12,700 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Programming students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Alfred State Computer Programming Report

#3

Rowan University

Glassboro, New Jersey
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Rowan University landed the #3 spot on the list. Rowan is a fairly large school located in Glassboro, New Jersey that handed out 107 bachelors’s programming degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree programming students whose families make $0-$30k list, Rowan has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Computer Programming Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Rowan is $18,401 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree programming students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Computer Programming at Rowan

#4

Wilmington University

New Castle, Delaware
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wilmington University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Wilmington University is a fairly large school located in New Castle, Delaware that handed out 11 bachelors’s programming degrees in 2019-2020.

Wilmington University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Computer Programming Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Wilmington University is $14,599 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Programming students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Computer Programming at Wilmington University

#5

Siena College

Loudonville, New York
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Siena College landed the #5 spot on the list. Siena College is located in Loudonville, New York and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s programming degrees to qualified students.

Siena not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Computer Programming Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $20,232 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Programming students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Siena.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Computer Programming at Siena College

#6

Morrisville State College

Morrisville, New York
#8 in overall quality

Morrisville State College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Morrisville State College is a small school located in Morrisville, New York that handed out 1 bachelors’s programming degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree programming students whose families make $0-$30k list, Morrisville State College has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Computer Programming Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Morrisville State College is $15,995 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree programming students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Computer Programming at Morrisville State College

#1 in overall quality

Rochester Institute of Technology ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Rochester, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s programming degrees to 30 students in 2019-2020.

RIT not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Computer Programming Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Rochester Institute of Technology is $27,095 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Programming students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%.

Full RIT Computer Programming Report

#8

LIU Post

Brookville, New York
#5 in overall quality

LIU Post did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #8. Brookville, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s programming degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree programming students whose families make $0-$30k list, LIU Post has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Computer Programming Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for LIU Post is $22,194 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree programming students whose families make $0-$30k.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full LIU Post Computer Programming Report

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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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