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2022 Best Value Other Computer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s

11 Ranked Colleges
173 Degrees Awarded
$17,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Other Computer Science Schools for a Bachelor's

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 a Bachelor’s” 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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 173 other computer and information sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Other Computer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in other computer and information sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great other computer and information sciences programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the other computer and information sciences 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 Other Computer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Other Computer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s.

Top 11 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Computer & Information Sciences

#1

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, Michigan
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ferris State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Other Computer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s. Located in Big Rapids, Michigan, this fairly large public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified bachelors’s other computer science students in 2019-2020.

Ferris also made our “Best Other Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #6. The estimated yearly cost for Ferris State University is $12,889 for Bachelor’s Degree Other Computer Science students.

Read more about Other Computer & Information Sciences at Ferris State University

#2

University of New Hampshire at Manchester

Manchester, New Hampshire
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Hampshire at Manchester. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Other Computer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s list. University of New Hampshire at Manchester is a small public school situated in Manchester, New Hampshire. It awarded 15 bachelors’s other computer science degrees in 2019-2020.

UNH Manchester not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Other Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for UNH Manchester is $13,649 for bachelor’s degree other computer science students.

The low student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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#3

Bowie State University

Bowie, Maryland

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Other Computer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Bowie State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Bowie State University is a medium-sized school located in Bowie, Maryland that handed out 47 bachelors’s other computer science degrees in 2019-2020.

Bowie State University also made our “Best Other Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #7. The estimated yearly cost for Bowie State University is $15,934 for bachelor’s degree other computer science students.

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#4

Siena Heights University

Adrian, Michigan

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Siena Heights University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Other Computer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Adrian, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s other computer science degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree other computer science students list, Siena Heights University has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Other Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $21,249 for Bachelor’s Degree Other Computer Science students per year to attend Siena Heights University.

Full Siena Heights University Other Computer & Information Sciences Report

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Other Computer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #5 spot on the list. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s other computer science degrees to 20 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree other computer science students list, ASU - Tempe has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Other Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Arizona State University - Tempe is $11,706 for Bachelor’s Degree Other Computer Science students.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Arizona State University - Tempe Other Computer & Information Sciences Report

#8 in overall quality

John Jay College of Criminal Justice landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Other Computer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. John Jay College of Criminal Justice is a fairly large school located in New York, New York that handed out 1 bachelors’s other computer science degrees in 2019-2020.

John Jay also made our “Best Other Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #8. It costs about $2,532 for Bachelor’s Degree Other Computer Science students per year to attend John Jay College of Criminal Justice.

Read more about Other Computer & Information Sciences at John Jay College of Criminal Justice

#7

College of Staten Island CUNY

Staten Island, New York
#10 in overall quality

College of Staten Island CUNY ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Other Computer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Staten Island, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s other computer science degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

CSI not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Other Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend CSI is $5,118 for bachelor’s degree other computer science students.

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#8

Indiana Institute of Technology

Fort Wayne, Indiana

Indiana Institute of Technology ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Other Computer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Indiana Tech is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Indiana Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Other Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Indiana Institute of Technology is $19,305 for bachelor’s degree other computer science students.

Read more about Other Computer & Information Sciences at Indiana Tech

Indiana Institute of Technology - College of Professional Studies came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Other Computer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Indiana Tech - CPS is located in Fort-Wayne, Indiana and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 21 bachelors’s other computer science degrees to qualified students.

Indiana Tech - CPS did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Other Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Indiana Institute of Technology - College of Professional Studies is $16,269 for bachelor’s degree other computer science students.

Read more about Other Computer & Information Sciences at Indiana Institute of Technology - College of Professional Studies

#10

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, Indiana
#1 in overall quality

University of Notre Dame landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Other Computer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. This fairly large school is located in Notre Dame, Indiana, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s other computer science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Notre Dame, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Other Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Notre Dame is $33,025 for Bachelor’s Degree Other Computer Science students.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Notre Dame Other Computer & Information Sciences Report

#11

New York University

New York, New York
#2 in overall quality

New York University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Other Computer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. New York University is located in New York, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s other computer science degrees to qualified students.

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

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. 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.

Read more about Other Computer & Information Sciences at New York University

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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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