2022 Best Value Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic 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 Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 1,326 people earned their degree in Other computer and information sciences and support services, making the major the 506th most popular in the United States.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 338 Other computer and information sciences and support services graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 38 Other computer and information sciences and support services graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,733 and $16,201 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in Other computer and information sciences and support services. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great Other computer and information sciences and support services programs and cost less that 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 Other computer and information sciences and support services program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Other Computer & Information Sciences & Support Services, Other in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology

Lancaster, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$8,108 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. Lancaster, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s computer and information sciences and support services degrees to 30 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Other Computer & Information Sciences & Support Services, Other Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is $8,108 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services students.

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#2

New York University

New York, New York

#2 in overall quality

$39,772 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New York University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region. New York University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 3 associates’s computer and information sciences and support services degrees in 2019-2020.

NYU also made our “Best Other Computer & Information Sciences & Support Services, Other Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for New York University is $39,772 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low student loan default rate of 2.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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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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