2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Computer & Information Sciences in the Middle Atlantic Region

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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.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 338 other computer and information sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,200 and $16,407 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 65 other computer and information sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Other Computer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in other computer and information sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality other computer and information sciences programs that also have a lower cost than 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 a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Computer & Information Sciences in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Bowie State University

Bowie, Maryland

#2 in overall quality

$15,934 Average Net Price

$52,107 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Other Computer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bowie State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Bowie State University is a public institution located in Bowie, Maryland. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 47 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Bowie State University also took the #2 spot in our “Best Other Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Bowie State University is $15,934 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree other computer science students.

Full Bowie State University Other Computer & Information Sciences Report

#2

John Jay College of Criminal Justice

New York, New York

#3 in overall quality

$2,532 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend John Jay College of Criminal Justice. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Other Computer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. John Jay 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 not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Other Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for John Jay College of Criminal Justice is $2,532 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree other computer science students.

Read full report on Other Computer & Information Sciences at John Jay College of Criminal Justice

#3

College of Staten Island CUNY

Staten Island, New York

#4 in overall quality

$5,118 Average Net Price

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Other Computer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Staten Island CUNY landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Staten Island, New York, this fairly large public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified bachelors’s other computer science students in 2019-2020.

CSI also made our “Best Other Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #4. The estimated yearly cost for CSI is $5,118 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Computer Science students.

Read full report on Other Computer & Information Sciences at CSI

#4

New York University

New York, New York

#1 in overall quality

$39,772 Average Net Price

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Other Computer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New York University landed the #4 spot on the list. New York, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s other computer science degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NYU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Other Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for New York University is $39,772 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Computer Science students.

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

Full NYU 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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