2022 Best Value Computer Science Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Computer Science Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2019-2020, 53,722 people earned their degree in computer science, making the major the 11th most popular in the United States.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 10,150 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 927 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,733 and $16,201 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Computer Science Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking looked at 19 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in computer science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent computer science programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the computer science program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Computer Science Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region associate degree computer science students.
Top 19 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Computer Science in the Middle Atlantic Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend LaGuardia Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Computer Science Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region. Located in Long Island City, New York, this fairly large public school handed out 163 degrees to qualified associates’s computer science students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our middle atlantic region associate degree computer science students list, LaGuardia has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for LaGuardia Community College is $6,766 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Computer Science students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Queensborough Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Science Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Queensborough Community College is a fairly large school located in Bayside, New York that handed out 60 associates’s computer science degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at QCC, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Queensborough Community College is $5,050 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Computer Science students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Union County College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Science Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Union County College is a public institution located in Cranford, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 43 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Union County College also made our “Best Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend Union County College is $8,245 for middle atlantic region associate degree computer science students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Borough of Manhattan Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Computer Science Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region. Located in New York, New York, this large public school awarded 127 degrees to qualified associates’s computer science students in 2019-2020.
BMCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for BMCC is $5,158 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Computer Science students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Suffolk County Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Computer Science Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region. Suffolk County Community College is located in Selden, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 35 associates’s computer science degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Suffolk County Community College, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Suffolk County Community College is $5,533 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Computer Science students.
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Erie Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Computer Science Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Erie Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Buffalo, New York. It awarded 20 associates’s computer science degrees in 2019-2020.
Erie Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $5,131 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Computer Science students per year to attend Erie Community College.
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Onondaga Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Computer Science Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Syracuse, New York, and it awarded 24 associates’s computer science degrees in 2019-2020.
OCC also made our “Best Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #9. The yearly cost to attend Onondaga Community College is $7,390 for middle atlantic region associate degree computer science students.
Northampton County Area Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computer Science Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Bethlehem, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s computer science degrees to 21 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our middle atlantic region associate degree computer science students list, Northampton Community College has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $9,053 for middle atlantic region associate degree computer science students per year to attend Northampton County Area Community College.
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Jamestown Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computer Science Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Jamestown, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s computer science degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.
Jamestown Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $8,416 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Computer Science students per year to attend Jamestown Community College.
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Harrisburg Area Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Computer Science Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, this fairly large public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified associates’s computer science students in 2019-2020.
HACC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Harrisburg Area Community College is $11,990 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Computer Science students.
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Central Penn College ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Computer Science Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Central Penn is a small private for-profit school situated in Summerdale, Pennsylvania. It awarded 3 associates’s computer science degrees in 2019-2020.
Central Penn also took the #7 spot in our “Best Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Central Penn is $20,862 for middle atlantic region associate degree computer science students.
With a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Tompkins Cortland Community College landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Computer Science Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Tompkins Cortland Community College is located in Dryden, New York and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 associates’s computer science degrees to qualified students.
Tompkins Cortland also took the #12 spot in our “Best Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Tompkins Cortland Community College is $11,584 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Computer Science students.
Orange County Community College ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Computer Science Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Orange County Community College is a medium-sized school located in Middletown, New York that handed out 8 associates’s computer science degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our middle atlantic region associate degree computer science students list, SUNY Orange has also earned the #15 rank in our “Best Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Orange County Community College is $4,660 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Computer Science students.
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New York City College of Technology did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Computer Science Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #14. City Tech is a public institution located in Brooklyn, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 43 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
City Tech also took the #8 spot in our “Best Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for City Tech is $3,667 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Computer Science students.
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Niagara County Community College landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value Computer Science Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Sanborn, New York, this small public school awarded 17 degrees to qualified associates’s computer science students in 2019-2020.
Niagara County Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #17 on our “Best Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Niagara County Community College is $5,491 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Computer Science students.
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Bronx Community College landed the #16 spot on the 2022 Best Value Computer Science Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Bronx, New York, and it awarded 21 associates’s computer science degrees in 2019-2020.
BCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #16 on our “Best Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $4,069 for middle atlantic region associate degree computer science students per year to attend Bronx Community College.
Alfred State College landed the #17 spot on the 2022 Best Value Computer Science Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Alfred State College is a small public school situated in Alfred, New York. It awarded 2 associates’s computer science degrees in 2019-2020.
Alfred State also made our “Best Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #14. It costs about $16,630 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Computer Science students per year to attend Alfred State.
With a ranking of #18, Pennsylvania Highlands Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Computer Science Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Johnstown, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s computer science degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.
Pennsylvania Highlands also took the #18 spot in our “Best Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Pennsylvania Highlands is $7,583 for middle atlantic region associate degree computer science students.
South Hills School of Business & Technology ranked #19 on this year’s Best Value Computer Science Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. South Hills School of Business & Technology is a private for-profit institution located in State College, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 17 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our middle atlantic region associate degree computer science students list, South Hills School of Business & Technology has also earned the #19 rank in our “Best Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $20,644 for middle atlantic region associate degree computer science students per year to attend South Hills School of Business & Technology.
Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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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%.
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- *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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