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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Other Computer & Information Sciences

7 Ranked Colleges
183 Degrees Awarded
$11,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Other Computer Science Schools for an Associate

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 Other Computer Science Schools for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Other Computer & Information Sciences is the 256th most popular major in the country with 1,326 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, other computer and information sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $42,177 and had an average of $20,758 in loans still to pay off.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 183 other computer and information sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Other Computer Science Schools for an Associate” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in other computer and information sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent other computer and information sciences programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the other computer and information sciences 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 Other Computer Science Schools for an Associate

The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree other computer science students.

Top 7 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Other Computer & Information Sciences

#1

Florence-Darlington Technical College

Florence, South Carolina
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Other Computer Science Schools for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Florence-Darlington Technical College landed the #1 spot on the list. Florence, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s other computer science degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Florence-Darlington Technical College, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Other Computer & Information Sciences Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Florence-Darlington Technical College is $3,725 for associate degree other computer science students.

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#2

Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology

Lancaster, Pennsylvania

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Other Computer Science Schools for an Associate list. This small school is located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 30 associates’s other computer science degrees 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 Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is $8,108 for associate degree other computer science students.

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#3

Bunker Hill Community College

Boston, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bunker Hill Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Other Computer Science Schools for an Associate. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s other computer science degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

BHCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Other Computer & Information Sciences Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Bunker Hill Community College is $7,867 for Associate Degree Other Computer Science students.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northeast Wisconsin Technical College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Other Computer Science Schools for an Associate. NWTC is a fairly large public school situated in Green Bay, Wisconsin. It awarded 16 associates’s other computer science degrees in 2019-2020.

NWTC also made our “Best Other Computer & Information Sciences Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #6. The yearly cost to attend Northeast Wisconsin Technical College is $10,340 for associate degree other computer science students.

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#5

Midlands Technical College

West Columbia, South Carolina

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Other Computer Science Schools for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Midlands Technical College landed the #5 spot on the list. Midlands Technical College is a medium-sized public school situated in West Columbia, South Carolina. It awarded 22 associates’s other computer science degrees in 2019-2020.

MTC also took the #4 spot in our “Best Other Computer & Information Sciences Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Midlands Technical College is $4,974 for Associate Degree Other Computer Science students.

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#6

Tulsa Community College

Tulsa, Oklahoma

With a ranking of #6, Tulsa Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Other Computer Science Schools for an Associate list. Tulsa Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It awarded 30 associates’s other computer science degrees in 2019-2020.

Tulsa Community College also made our “Best Other Computer & Information Sciences Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #7. The yearly cost to attend Tulsa Community College is $6,078 for Associate Degree Other Computer Science students.

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#7

New York University

New York, New York
#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, New York University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Other Computer Science Schools for an Associate list. New York, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s other computer science degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

NYU also made our “Best Other Computer & Information Sciences Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for NYU is $39,772 for Associate Degree Other Computer Science students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. 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. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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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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