2022 Best Value CompSci Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value CompSci Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 Southeast region, there were 7,276 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,029 and $22,542 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 324 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,631 and $18,547 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value CompSci Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in computer science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great computer science programs and 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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value CompSci Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value CompSci Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region associate degree compsci students.

Top 4 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Computer Science in the Southeast Region

#1

Northern Virginia Community College

Annandale, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$10,005 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Virginia Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value CompSci Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Northern Virginia Community College is a large public school situated in Annandale, Virginia. It awarded 247 associates’s compsci degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree compsci students list, Northern Virginia Community College has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Northern Virginia Community College is $10,005 for southeast region associate degree compsci students.

Full Northern Virginia Community College Computer Science Report

#2

Itawamba Community College

Fulton, Mississippi

#2 in overall quality

$5,107 Average Net Price

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value CompSci Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Itawamba Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Itawamba Community College is a small school located in Fulton, Mississippi that handed out 10 associates’s compsci degrees in 2019-2020.

ICC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for ICC is $5,107 for Southeast Region Associate Degree CompSci students.

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#3

West Virginia University at Parkersburg

Parkersburg, West Virginia

#3 in overall quality

$6,342 Average Net Price

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value CompSci Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, West Virginia University at Parkersburg landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Parkersburg, West Virginia, and it awarded 3 associates’s compsci degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree compsci students list, West Virginia University at Parkersburg has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $6,342 for southeast region associate degree compsci students per year to attend West Virginia University at Parkersburg.

Read full report on Computer Science at West Virginia University at Parkersburg

#4

Full Sail University

Winter Park, Florida

#4 in overall quality

$27,524 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Full Sail University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value CompSci Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region. Full Sail University is a large school located in Winter Park, Florida that handed out 7 associates’s compsci degrees in 2019-2020.

Full Sail University also made our “Best Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend Full Sail University is $27,524 for southeast region associate degree compsci students.

Read more about Computer Science at Full Sail 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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