2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Computer Programming (Income $0-$30k) in Massachusetts

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 10,756 people earned their degree in computer programming, making the major the 121st most popular in the United States. 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 Massachusetts, there were 194 computer programming graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,300 and $38,738 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 8 computer programming graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,240 and $41,137 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality computer programming programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the computer programming program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Programming Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for massachusetts master’s degree programming students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Computer Programming (Income $0-$30k) in Massachusetts

#1

Brandeis University

Waltham, Massachusetts

#1 in overall quality

$52,060 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Programming Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Brandeis University landed the #1 spot on the list. Brandeis is a medium-sized school located in Waltham, Massachusetts that handed out 8 masters’s programming degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Brandeis, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Computer Programming Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brandeis University are $52,060, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Computer Programming (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Computer Programming (Income $0-$30k)

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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