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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Computer Software & Applications in New York

7 Ranked Colleges
391 Degrees Awarded
$35,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Computer Software Schools for a Master's in New York

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” 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.

This year’s “Best Value Computer Software Schools for a Master’s in New York” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in computer software and applications. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent computer software and applications programs, but they also 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Computer Software Schools for a Master’s in New York

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Computer Software Schools for a Master’s in New York.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Computer Software & Applications in New York

#1

Marist College

Poughkeepsie, New York
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marist College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Software Schools for a Master’s in New York list. Marist College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Poughkeepsie, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 19 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Marist not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Computer Software & Applications Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Marist College are $15,400, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Marist College Computer Software & Applications Report

#2

Touro College

New York, New York
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Touro College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Computer Software Schools for a Master’s in New York. Located in New York, New York, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 11 degrees to qualified masters’s computer software students in 2019-2020.

Touro also made our “Best Computer Software & Applications Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #7. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Touro College are $13,138.

Full Touro College Computer Software & Applications Report

#3

New York University

New York, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Software Schools for a Master’s in New York list. NYU is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 144 masters’s 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. Average graduate tuition and fees at New York University are $36,892, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full NYU Computer Software & Applications Report

#4

Pace University - New York

New York, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pace University - New York. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Computer Software Schools for a Master’s in New York. New York, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s computer software degrees to 22 students in 2019-2020.

Pace University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Computer Software & Applications Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pace University - New York are $33,356, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Pace University - New York Computer Software & Applications Report

#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 #5 for the Best Value Computer Software Schools for a Master’s in New York. Rochester Institute of Technology is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Rochester, New York. It awarded 26 masters’s computer software degrees in 2019-2020.

RIT also took the #2 spot in our “Best Computer Software & Applications Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at RIT are $50,442, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Computer Software & Applications at RIT

#6

The New School

New York, New York

With a ranking of #6, The New School did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Computer Software Schools for a Master’s in New York list. New School University is located in New York, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 109 masters’s computer software degrees to qualified students.

New School University also took the #6 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 New School University are $47,642.

Full The New School Computer Software & Applications Report

#7

School of Visual Arts

New York, New York
#4 in overall quality

School of Visual Arts landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Computer Software Schools for a Master’s in New York ranking. New York, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out masters’s computer software degrees to 51 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SVA, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Computer Software & Applications Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SVA are $48,600, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full School of Visual Arts Computer Software & Applications Report

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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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