2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Computer & Information Sciences in Rhode Island (With Aid)

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Computer & Information Sciences is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 8th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 237,745 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2017-2018, computer and information sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $48,979 and had an average of $27,144 in loans still to pay off.

Across Rhode Island, there were 875 computer and information sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,815 and $21,938 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 169 computer and information sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in computer and information sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent computer and information sciences programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the computer and information sciences program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island For Those Getting Aid.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Computer & Information Sciences in Rhode Island (With Aid)

#1

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, Rhode Island

#2 in overall quality

$29,082 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Rhode Island landed the #1 spot on the list. URI is a public institution located in Kingston, Rhode Island. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 29 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at URI, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at URI are $29,082, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island

#1 in overall quality

$60,363 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Brown University landed the #2 spot on the list. Brown University is a medium-sized school located in Providence, Rhode Island that handed out 107 masters’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Brown also made our “Best Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brown are $60,363, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

New England Institute of Technology

East Greenwich, Rhode Island

$14,205 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New England Institute of Technology. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island For Those Getting Aid. New England Institute of Technology is located in East Greenwich, Rhode Island and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 masters’s computer and information sciences degrees to qualified students.

New England Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at New England Tech are $14,205, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Computer & Information Sciences at New England Tech

#4

Johnson & Wales University - Providence

Providence, Rhode Island

#3 in overall quality

$14,148 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Johnson & Wales University - Providence landed the #4 spot on the list. Providence, Rhode Island is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s computer and information sciences degrees to 25 students in 2019-2020.

JWU Providence also took the #3 spot in our “Best Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Johnson & Wales University - Providence are $14,148, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Computer & Information Sciences at JWU Providence

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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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