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2021 Best Computer Science Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region

22 Colleges
7,474 Bachelor's Degrees
$32,561 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Computer Science Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Computer Science Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region

This year's Best Computer Science Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking looked at 22 colleges that offer a bachelor's in compsci. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent computer science programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the computer science program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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2021 Best Computer Science Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Computer Science Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.

Top 10 Best Computer Science Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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Cornell University tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that are best for non-traditional computer science students. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cornell, the school also landed the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Computer Science in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.4%. Approximately 2,837 students take at least one class online at Cornell. About 574 of the students at Cornell are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize Rochester Institute of Technology as the #2 school in this year's rankings. RIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Rochester. RIT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our Best Colleges for Computer Science in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

The student loan default rate at RIT is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. There are approximately 9,961 students at RIT that take at least one class online. 1,867 of RIT students are attending part time.

Full Computer Science at Rochester Institute of Technology Report

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Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA

Drexel University earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population. Drexel did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our Best Colleges for Computer Science in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

About 0.9% of Drexel students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 6,249 students at Drexel that take at least one class online. 5,829 students are part time.

Read full report on Computer Science at Drexel University

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The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Binghamton University. Located in the suburb of Vestal, Binghamton University is a public college with a large student population. Binghamton University also made our Best Colleges for Computer Science in the Middle Atlantic Region list, coming in at #8.

About 0.7% of Binghamton University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 1,472 students at Binghamton University that take at least one class online. There are roughly 1,855 part time students in attendance at Binghamton University.

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Towson University
Towson, MD

Towson University landed the #5 spot in our 2021 best computer science schools for non-traditional students. Located in the small city of Towson, Towson is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 1.7% of Towson students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 6,258 students take at least one class online at Towson. There are roughly 4,337 part time students in attendance at Towson.

Full Computer Science at Towson University Report

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University of Maryland - Baltimore County landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best computer science schools for non-traditional students. Located in the suburb of Baltimore, UMBC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The student loan default rate at UMBC is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. There are approximately 8,618 students at UMBC that take at least one class online. About 2,955 of the students at UMBC are attending part time.

Full Computer Science at University of Maryland - Baltimore County Report

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The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Columbia University in the City of New York. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population. Columbia also made our Best Colleges for Computer Science in the Middle Atlantic Region list, coming in at #5.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. There are approximately 6,172 students at Columbia that take at least one class online. 4,854 students are part time.

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The #8 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Pace University - New York. Located in the city of New York, Pace University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.9%. There are approximately 6,120 students at Pace University that take at least one class online. 3,498 of Pace University students are attending part time.

Read full report on Computer Science at Pace University - New York

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Georgetown University
Washington, DC

Georgetown University landed the #9 spot in our 2021 best computer science schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.2%. Approximately 4,343 students take at least one class online at Georgetown. There are roughly 5,553 part time students in attendance at Georgetown.

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The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania. Located in the city of Bloomsburg, Bloomsburg is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The student loan default rate at Bloomsburg is lower than is typical, just 2.5% of students default in three years. There are approximately 3,407 students at Bloomsburg that take at least one class online. 1,056 students are part time.

Full Computer Science at Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania Report


 

Best for Non-Traditional Students Computer Science Colleges by State

Explore the best for non-traditional students computer science colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 3,674
Pennsylvania 1,315
Maryland 1,360
New Jersey 354
Delaware 72
District of Columbia 239

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*Avg Cost is for the top 22 schools only.

References

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