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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Computer Software & Applications (Income $0-$30k) in New York

8 Ranked Colleges
391 Degrees Awarded
$33,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Computer Software Schools for a Master's in New York For Those Making $0-$30k

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 Computer Software Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Computer Software & Applications is the 90th most popular major in the country with 13,180 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, computer software and applications graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $34,738 and had an average of $32,112 in loans still to pay off.

Across New York, there were 1,376 computer software and applications graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,286 and $33,807 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 391 computer software and applications graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,029 and $47,933 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Computer Software Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in computer software and applications. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great computer software and applications programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the computer software and applications 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 Software Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Computer Software Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Computer Software & Applications (Income $0-$30k) in New York

#1

New York University

New York, New York

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Computer Software Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, New York University landed the #1 spot on the list. New York University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 144 masters’s computer software degrees in 2019-2020.

NYU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Computer Software & Applications Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at New York University are $36,892.

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#2

New York Institute of Technology

Old Westbury, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York Institute of Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Software Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k list. New York Institute of Technology is a private not-for-profit institution located in Old Westbury, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

NYIT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Computer Software & Applications Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at NYIT are $25,460, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Marist College

Poughkeepsie, New York
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Computer Software Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Marist College landed the #3 spot on the list. Poughkeepsie, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s computer software degrees to 19 students in 2019-2020.

Marist also took the #3 spot in our “Best Computer Software & Applications Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Marist are $15,400, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rochester Institute of Technology. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Computer Software Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Rochester, New York, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 26 degrees to qualified masters’s computer software students in 2019-2020.

RIT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Computer Software & Applications Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rochester Institute of Technology are $50,442, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

Touro College

New York, New York
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Touro College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Software Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k list. Touro is a fairly large school located in New York, New York that handed out 11 masters’s computer software degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Touro, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Computer Software & Applications Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Touro are $13,138.

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#6

Pace University - New York

New York, New York

Pace University - New York came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computer Software Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Pace University - New York is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 22 masters’s computer software degrees in 2019-2020.

Pace University also took the #5 spot in our “Best Computer Software & Applications Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Pace University - New York are $33,356.

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#7

School of Visual Arts

New York, New York
#4 in overall quality

School of Visual Arts ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Computer Software Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k list. School of Visual Arts is located in New York, New York and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 51 masters’s computer software degrees to qualified students.

SVA also made our “Best Computer Software & Applications Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at SVA are $48,600, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#8

The New School

New York, New York

The New School ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Computer Software Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k list. New School University is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 109 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

New School University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Computer Software & Applications Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The New School are $47,642, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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