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2022 Best Value Computer Software Schools for an Associate in the New England Region

5 Ranked Colleges
61 Degrees Awarded
$15,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Computer Software Schools for an Associate in the New England Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Computer Software Schools for an Associate in the New England Region” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 13,180 people earned their degree in computer software and applications, making the major the 90th most popular in the United States. 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 the New England region, there were 1,421 computer software and applications graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,140 and $27,661 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 61 computer software and applications graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,753 and $14,559 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Computer Software Schools for an Associate in the New England Region” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in computer software and applications. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality computer software and applications programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the computer software and applications program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Computer Software Schools for an Associate in the New England Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Computer Software Schools for an Associate in the New England Region.

Top 5 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Computer Software & Applications in the New England Region

#1

Norwalk Community College

Norwalk, Connecticut
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Norwalk Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Computer Software Schools for an Associate in the New England Region. NCC is a small school located in Norwalk, Connecticut that handed out 10 associates’s computer software degrees in 2019-2020.

NCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Computer Software & Applications Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. It costs about $7,393 for New England Region Associate Degree Computer Software students per year to attend Norwalk Community College.

Read more about Computer Software & Applications at Norwalk Community College

#2

Quinsigamond Community College

Worcester, Massachusetts

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Quinsigamond Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Software Schools for an Associate in the New England Region list. Located in Worcester, Massachusetts, this medium-sized public school awarded 22 degrees to qualified associates’s computer software students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region associate degree computer software students list, Quinsigamond Community College has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Computer Software & Applications Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Quinsigamond Community College is $7,528 for new england region associate degree computer software students.

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#3

NHTI-Concord's Community College

Concord, New Hampshire
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Computer Software Schools for an Associate in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, NHTI-Concord’s Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. NHTI is a small school located in Concord, New Hampshire that handed out 4 associates’s computer software degrees in 2019-2020.

NHTI also made our “Best Computer Software & Applications Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $19,717 for New England Region Associate Degree Computer Software students per year to attend NHTI.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Full NHTI Computer Software & Applications Report

#4

Springfield Technical Community College

Springfield, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Springfield Technical Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Computer Software Schools for an Associate in the New England Region. STCC is a small public school situated in Springfield, Massachusetts. It awarded 1 associates’s computer software degrees in 2019-2020.

STCC also took the #5 spot in our “Best Computer Software & Applications Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $8,943 for new england region associate degree computer software students per year to attend STCC.

Read more about Computer Software & Applications at Springfield Technical Community College

#5

Champlain College

Burlington, Vermont
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Computer Software Schools for an Associate in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Champlain College landed the #5 spot on the list. Champlain College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Burlington, Vermont. It awarded 10 associates’s computer software degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Champlain, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Computer Software & Applications Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Champlain College is $33,561 for new england region associate degree computer software students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Computer Software & Applications at Champlain

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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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