Other Computer & Information Sciences is about average in terms of popularity for associate degrees programs. That is, it ranks #152 out of the 328 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.
College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Other Computer & Information Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 23 associate degrees in other computer & information sciences to qualified students.
Choosing a Great Other Computer & Information Sciences School for Your Associate Degree
Your choice of other computer & information sciences for getting your associate degree school matters. Important measures of a quality other computer science program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.
A Great Overall School
The overall quality of a associate degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
Early-Career Earnings
Average early-career salary of those graduating with their associate degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their associate degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.
Other Factors We Consider
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
Major Focus - How much a school focuses on other computer & information sciences students vs. other majors.
Major Demand - The number of other computer & information sciences students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
Student Debt - How much debt other computer & information sciences students go into to obtain their associate degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized other computer & information sciences related body.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for other computer & information sciences students working on their associate degree.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Other Computer & Information Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Featured Other Computer & Information Sciences Programs
Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
It's difficult to beat Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology if you wish to pursue an associate degree in other computer & information sciences. Located in the city of Lancaster, Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is a public college with a small student population.
Students who graduate with their associate from the other computer science program report average early career income of $39,128.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).