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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Computer Science (Income $48-$75k) in the Plains States Region

9 Ranked Colleges
200 Degrees Awarded
$15,268 Avg Student Debt
Best Value CompSci Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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 CompSci Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Computer Science is the 19th most popular major in the country with 53,722 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, computer science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $66,561 and had an average of $23,565 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 3,769 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $64,148 and $20,969 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 200 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,069 and $19,434 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value CompSci Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 9 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value CompSci Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value CompSci Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 9 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Computer Science (Income $48-$75k) in the Plains States Region

#1

North Hennepin Community College

Brooklyn Park, Minnesota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Hennepin Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value CompSci Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, this medium-sized public school awarded 29 degrees to qualified associates’s compsci students in 2019-2020.

North Hennepin Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for North Hennepin Community College is $10,810 for Plains States Region Associate Degree CompSci students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#2

Normandale Community College

Bloomington, Minnesota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Normandale Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value CompSci Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Bloomington, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s compsci degrees to 38 students in 2019-2020.

Normandale Community College also took the #2 spot in our “Best Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Normandale Community College is $13,253 for plains states region associate degree compsci students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#3

Century College

White Bear Lake, Minnesota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Century College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value CompSci Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This medium-sized school is located in White Bear Lake, Minnesota, and it awarded 15 associates’s compsci degrees in 2019-2020.

Century College also made our “Best Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $10,956 for plains states region associate degree compsci students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Century College.

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#4

Lake Area Technical Institute

Watertown, South Dakota

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lake Area Technical Institute. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value CompSci Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k. LATI is a small school located in Watertown, South Dakota that handed out 22 associates’s compsci degrees in 2019-2020.

LATI not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Lake Area Technical Institute is $13,306 for Plains States Region Associate Degree CompSci students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#5

Inver Hills Community College

Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Inver Hills Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value CompSci Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s compsci degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

IHCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $11,582 for plains states region associate degree compsci students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Inver Hills Community College.

Read more about Computer Science at Inver Hills Community College

#6

Anoka-Ramsey Community College

Coon Rapids, Minnesota
#6 in overall quality

Anoka-Ramsey Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value CompSci Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #6. Anoka-Ramsey Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Coon Rapids, Minnesota. It awarded 17 associates’s compsci degrees in 2019-2020.

Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus also made our “Best Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #6. The estimated yearly cost for Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus is $12,002 for plains states region associate degree compsci students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#7

Northeast Community College

Norfolk, Nebraska
#8 in overall quality

Northeast Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value CompSci Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Northeast is located in Norfolk, Nebraska and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 associates’s compsci degrees to qualified students.

Northeast also took the #8 spot in our “Best Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Northeast Community College is $9,455 for Plains States Region Associate Degree CompSci students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#8

Saint Paul College

Saint Paul, Minnesota
#7 in overall quality

Saint Paul College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value CompSci Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #8. This medium-sized school is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and it awarded 4 associates’s compsci degrees in 2019-2020.

Saint Paul College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Saint Paul College is $12,676 for plains states region associate degree compsci students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#9

Grantham University

Lenexa, Kansas

Grantham University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value CompSci Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Located in Lenexa, Kansas, this medium-sized private for-profit school awarded 53 degrees to qualified associates’s compsci students in 2019-2020.

Grantham University also took the #9 spot in our “Best Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $10,685 for Plains States Region Associate Degree CompSci students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Grantham University.

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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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