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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Computer Programming in the New England Region

5 Ranked Colleges
97 Degrees Awarded
$25,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Programming Schools for a Bachelor's in the New England Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region” ranking.

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 the New England region, there were 384 computer programming graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,150 and $32,411 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 97 computer programming graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,041 and $24,492 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in computer programming. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great computer programming programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the computer programming 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 Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region

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

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Computer Programming in the New England Region

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Connecticut State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region. Located in Danbury, Connecticut, this medium-sized public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’s programming students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree programming students list, WestConn has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Computer Programming Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Western Connecticut State University is $18,215 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Programming students.

Read more about Computer Programming at Western Connecticut State University

#2

New England Institute of Technology

East Greenwich, Rhode Island

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New England Institute of Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region list. New England Tech is a small school located in East Greenwich, Rhode Island that handed out 25 bachelors’s programming degrees in 2019-2020.

New England Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Computer Programming Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for New England Institute of Technology is $31,690 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Programming students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. 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.

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#3

Champlain College

Burlington, Vermont
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Champlain College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region list. Champlain College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Burlington, Vermont. The school has a small population, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Champlain also made our “Best Computer Programming Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $33,561 for new england region bachelor’s degree programming students per year to attend Champlain College.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Computer Programming at Champlain College

#4

Curry College

Milton, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Curry College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region list. This small school is located in Milton, Massachusetts, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s programming degrees in 2019-2020.

Curry also took the #5 spot in our “Best Computer Programming Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $27,739 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Programming students per year to attend Curry College.

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#5

Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Yale University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region list. Yale University is a fairly large school located in New Haven, Connecticut that handed out 14 bachelors’s programming degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree programming students list, Yale has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Computer Programming Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Yale is $17,549 for new england region bachelor’s degree programming students.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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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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