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2022 Best Value Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

8 Ranked Colleges
324 Degrees Awarded
$21,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Programming Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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” 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

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

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Computer Programming in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Wilmington University

New Castle, Delaware
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wilmington University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. 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 did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Computer Programming Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Wilmington University is $14,683 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Programming students.

Read more about Computer Programming at Wilmington University

#2

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 #2 for the Best Value Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale is located in Farmingdale, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 141 bachelors’s programming degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree programming students list, SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Computer Programming Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Farmingdale State College is $8,638 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree programming students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Computer Programming at Farmingdale State College

#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 that were part of this year’s ranking, Rowan University landed the #3 spot on the list. Rowan is a fairly large public school situated in Glassboro, New Jersey. It awarded 107 bachelors’s programming degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree programming students list, Rowan has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Computer Programming Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Rowan University is $25,454 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree programming students.

Full Rowan University Computer Programming Report

#4

Alfred State College

Alfred, New York
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Alfred State College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. Alfred State is a small public school situated in Alfred, New York. It awarded 7 bachelors’s programming degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Alfred State, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Computer Programming Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Alfred State College is $16,630 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Programming students.

Full Alfred State Computer Programming Report

#5

Morrisville State College

Morrisville, New York
#8 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Morrisville State College landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Morrisville, New York, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s programming degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Morrisville State College, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Computer Programming Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Morrisville State College is $19,350 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree programming students.

Full Morrisville State College Computer Programming Report

#6

Siena College

Loudonville, New York
#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Siena College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region 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 also took the #4 spot in our “Best Computer Programming Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Siena is $27,479 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Programming students.

The low student loan default rate of 2.5% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Computer Programming at Siena College

#7

LIU Post

Brookville, New York
#5 in overall quality

LIU Post landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Brookville, New York, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s programming degrees in 2019-2020.

LIU Post also made our “Best Computer Programming Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for LIU Post is $25,767 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Programming students.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read more about Computer Programming at LIU Post

#1 in overall quality

Rochester Institute of Technology did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #8. Rochester Institute of Technology is a private not-for-profit institution located in Rochester, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s degrees 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. It costs about $33,167 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Programming students per year to attend Rochester Institute of Technology.

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 school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Computer Programming at RIT

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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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