by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Most Well Attended Other Computer Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 1,755 people earned their degree in other computer and information sciences, making the major the 262nd most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, other computer and information sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $44,020 and had an average of $19,656 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 256 other computer and information sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,795 and $17,633 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 83 other computer and information sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,457 and $25,851 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Other Computer Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in other computer and information sciences. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in other computer and information sciences.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree other computer science students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bowie State University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Other Computer Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s. Located in Bowie, Maryland, this medium-sized public school awarded 58 degrees to qualified bachelors’s other computer science students in 2020-2021.
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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 Most Well Attended Other Computer Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s. Located in New York, New York, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 13 degrees to qualified bachelors’s other computer science students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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 undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend College of Staten Island CUNY. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Other Computer Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s. Located in Staten Island, New York, this fairly large public school awarded 10 degrees to qualified bachelors’s other computer science students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend John Jay College of Criminal Justice. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Other Computer Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s 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 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 10 schools in the Most Well Attended Other Computer Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Russell Sage College landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Troy, New York, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s other computer science degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Russell Sage College Other Computer & Information Sciences Report
Lehigh University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Other Computer Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s other computer science degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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LIU Post did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Other Computer Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #6. Brookville, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s other computer science degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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Carnegie Mellon University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Other Computer Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s list. Carnegie Mellon University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%.
Full Carnegie Mellon University Other Computer & Information Sciences Report
The Graduate Center, CUNY came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Other Computer Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. The Graduate Center is a public institution located in New York, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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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Hofstra University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Other Computer Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Hempstead, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s other computer science degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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