2022 Best Value Other Computer Science Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Other Computer Science Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 1,326 people earned their degree in other computer and information sciences, making the major the 256th most popular in the United States. 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.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 139 other computer and information sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,425 and $19,654 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 16 other computer and information sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,508 and $17,812 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality other computer and information sciences programs that also have a lower cost than 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 program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Other Computer Science Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Other Computer Science Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region

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

Top 1 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Other Computer & Information Sciences in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Northeast Wisconsin Technical College

Green Bay, Wisconsin

#1 in overall quality

$10,340 Average Net Price

$38,906 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeast Wisconsin Technical College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Other Computer Science Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region list. Northeast Wisconsin Technical College is located in Green Bay, Wisconsin and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 associates’s other computer science degrees to qualified students.

NWTC also made our “Best Other Computer & Information Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $10,340 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Other Computer Science students per year to attend NWTC.

Full Northeast Wisconsin Technical College Other Computer & Information Sciences 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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