2022 Best Value CompSci Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2019-2020, 53,722 people earned their degree in computer science, making the major the 19th most popular in the United States. 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” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a degree in computer science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality computer science programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the computer science program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value CompSci Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value CompSci Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region.
Top 10 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Computer Science in the Plains States Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Hennepin Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value CompSci Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region. 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 did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $10,284 for Plains States Region Associate Degree CompSci students per year to attend North Hennepin Community College.
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Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value CompSci Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Normandale Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Bloomington, Minnesota, this medium-sized public school awarded 38 degrees to qualified associates’s compsci students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Normandale Community College, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Normandale Community College is $12,620 for plains states region associate degree compsci students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lake Area Technical Institute. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value CompSci Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region. This small school is located in Watertown, South Dakota, and it awarded 22 associates’s compsci degrees in 2019-2020.
LATI also took the #3 spot in our “Best Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Lake Area Technical Institute is $12,939 for plains states region associate degree compsci students.
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Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value CompSci Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Century College landed the #4 spot on the list. Century College is located in White Bear Lake, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 associates’s compsci degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Century College, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $10,808 for plains states region associate degree compsci students per year to attend Century College.
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 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 $11,486 for plains states region associate degree compsci students per year to attend Inver Hills Community College.
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Anoka-Ramsey Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value CompSci Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Coon Rapids, Minnesota, and it awarded 17 associates’s compsci degrees in 2019-2020.
Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus also took the #6 spot in our “Best Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Anoka-Ramsey Community College is $11,890 for Plains States Region Associate Degree CompSci students.
Saint Paul College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value CompSci Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region list. Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, this medium-sized public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified associates’s compsci students in 2019-2020.
Saint Paul College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $11,613 for plains states region associate degree compsci students per year to attend Saint Paul College.
Northeast Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value CompSci Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region ranking. Northeast Community College is a public institution located in Norfolk, Nebraska. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Northeast also made our “Best Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #8. The yearly cost to attend Northeast is $8,749 for Plains States Region Associate Degree CompSci students.
Grantham University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value CompSci Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #9. This medium-sized school is located in Lenexa, Kansas, and it awarded 53 associates’s compsci degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our plains states region associate degree compsci students list, Grantham University has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Grantham University is $8,409 for plains states region associate degree compsci students.
Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value CompSci Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region ranking. Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Fayette, Missouri. It awarded 1 associates’s compsci degrees in 2019-2020.
CMU CGES did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $15,196 for plains states region associate degree compsci students per year to attend CMU CGES.
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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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