2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Computer Science
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Computer Science is the 11th most popular major in the country with 53,722 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 35,954 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 411 colleges that offer a degree 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.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the computer science program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Computer Science
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Provo. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Provo, Utah, and it awarded 181 bachelors’s computer science degrees in 2019-2020.
On top of its placing in this ranking, BYU also did well on our “Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our “Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for BYU is $13,322 for bachelor’s degree computer science students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Governors University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s list. WGU is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Salt Lake City, Utah. It awarded 135 bachelors’s computer science degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $9,805 for Bachelor’s Degree Computer Science students per year to attend Western Governors University.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 411 schools in the Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Idaho landed the #3 spot on the list. BYU - I is located in Rexburg, Idaho and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 45 bachelors’s computer science degrees to qualified students.
The yearly cost to attend Brigham Young University - Idaho is $7,167 for bachelor’s degree computer science students.
The low student loan default rate of 3.2% 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%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s list. North Dakota State University - Main Campus is located in Fargo, North Dakota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 85 bachelors’s computer science degrees to qualified students.
It costs about $16,584 for bachelor’s degree computer science students per year to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus.
The low student loan default rate of 3.1% 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 Science at North Dakota State University - Main Campus
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s. Located in Edwardsville, Illinois, this fairly large public school handed out 76 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s computer science students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is $14,423 for bachelor’s degree computer science students.
University of Minnesota - Morris did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #6. UMN Morris is a small public school situated in Morris, Minnesota. It awarded 22 bachelors’s computer science degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $11,412 for bachelor’s degree computer science students per year to attend UMN Morris.
The student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Computer Science at University of Minnesota - Morris
Southwest Minnesota State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Marshall, Minnesota, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s computer science degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Southwest Minnesota State University is $14,397 for Bachelor’s Degree Computer Science students.
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Winona State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Winona State University is a medium-sized school located in Winona, Minnesota that handed out 58 bachelors’s computer science degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Winona State is $17,656 for Bachelor’s Degree Computer Science students.
The low student loan default rate of 3.4% 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%.
University of Minnesota - Duluth came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Duluth, Minnesota, this fairly large public school handed out 76 degrees to qualified bachelors’s computer science students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend UMN Duluth is $17,067 for bachelor’s degree computer science students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Wisconsin - Platteville came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of Wisconsin - Platteville is a medium-sized school located in Platteville, Wisconsin that handed out 2 bachelors’s computer science degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $15,718 for Bachelor’s Degree Computer Science students per year to attend University of Wisconsin - Platteville.
West Texas A&M University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This fairly large school is located in Canyon, Texas, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s computer science degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend West Texas A&M University is $12,761 for Bachelor’s Degree Computer Science students.
With a ranking of #12, University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s list. UPR Mayaguez is a public institution located in Mayaguez, . The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $10,766 for Bachelor’s Degree Computer Science students per year to attend UPR Mayaguez.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Stevens Point, Wisconsin is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s computer science degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend UW - Stevens Point is $14,465 for Bachelor’s Degree Computer Science students.
Bemidji State University landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Bemidji, Minnesota, this small public school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s computer science students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Bemidji State University is $15,868 for bachelor’s degree computer science students.
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With a ranking of #15, Saint Cloud State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s list. St. Cloud State University is a public institution located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 49 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend St. Cloud State University is $14,267 for Bachelor’s Degree Computer Science students.
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Harding University landed the #16 spot on the 2022 Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Harding University is a small school located in Searcy, Arkansas that handed out 34 bachelors’s computer science degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Harding University is $19,375 for Bachelor’s Degree Computer Science students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Southern New Hampshire University ranked #17 on this year’s Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s list. SNHU is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Manchester, New Hampshire. It awarded 129 bachelors’s computer science degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for SNHU is $41,095 for Bachelor’s Degree Computer Science students.
Read more about Computer Science at Southern New Hampshire University
University of Wisconsin - Green Bay did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #18. UW - Green Bay is a public institution located in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 36 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for UW - Green Bay is $14,395 for bachelor’s degree computer science students.
Full University of Wisconsin - Green Bay Computer Science Report
Northern Illinois University ranked #19 on this year’s Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Northern Illinois University is a fairly large school located in Dekalb, Illinois that handed out 134 bachelors’s computer science degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Northern Illinois University is $18,259 for Bachelor’s Degree Computer Science students.
Hunter College ranked #20 on this year’s Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Hunter is located in New York, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 117 bachelors’s computer science degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for Hunter College is $2,490 for Bachelor’s Degree Computer Science students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Wyoming came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of Wyoming is a public institution located in Laramie, Wyoming. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 44 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for UW is $12,159 for Bachelor’s Degree Computer Science 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%.
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With a ranking of #22, Iowa State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Iowa State is a large public school situated in Ames, Iowa. It awarded 124 bachelors’s computer science degrees in 2019-2020.
Iowa State excels when it comes to computer science quality. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in that analysis. It costs about $15,496 for Bachelor’s Degree Computer Science students per year to attend Iowa State.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, 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%.
Tennessee Technological University landed the #23 spot on the 2022 Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Tennessee Technological University is a fairly large public school situated in Cookeville, Tennessee. It awarded 104 bachelors’s computer science degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Tennessee Technological University is $15,929 for Bachelor’s Degree Computer Science students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Missouri State University - Springfield did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #24. Missouri State University - Springfield is located in Springfield, Missouri and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 62 bachelors’s computer science degrees to qualified students.
The yearly cost to attend Missouri State is $16,725 for Bachelor’s Degree Computer Science students.
Full Missouri State University - Springfield Computer Science Report
Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #25 spot on the 2022 Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Purdue University - Main Campus is a large public school situated in West Lafayette, Indiana. It awarded 469 bachelors’s computer science degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on this list, Purdue is in the top on our “Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category. It costs about $13,986 for bachelor’s degree computer science students per year to attend Purdue.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 2.2% 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 more about Computer Science at Purdue University - Main Campus
Rest of the Best 50 in Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s
Not only did these schools make the top 50 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
Rest of the Top 15% Colleges in Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s
While not in the ‘top 50’, these schools make the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | Southern Illinois University Carbondale | Carbondale, IL |
| 52 | University of North Carolina at Charlotte | Charlotte, NC |
| 53 | University of New Orleans | New Orleans, LA |
| 54 | University of North Carolina at Pembroke | Pembroke, NC |
| 55 | McNeese State University | Lake Charles, LA |
| 55 | Youngstown State University | Youngstown, OH |
| 57 | Queens College | Queens, NY |
| 58 | Fitchburg State University | Fitchburg, MA |
| 59 | Northern Arizona University | Flagstaff, AZ |
| 60 | Eastern Michigan University | Ypsilanti, MI |
| 61 | University of Nebraska at Omaha | Omaha, NE |
| 62 | Texas State University | San Marcos, TX |
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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%.
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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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