2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Computer Systems Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology is the 350th most popular major in the country with 1,985 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 546 computer technology/computer systems technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 100 computer technology/computer systems technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Computer Systems Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in computer technology/computer systems technology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great computer technology/computer systems technology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

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

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Best Value Computer Systems Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Computer Systems Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Troy, New York

#1 in overall quality

$22,662 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Systems Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. RPI is a medium-sized school located in Troy, New York that handed out 74 bachelors’s computer systems tech degrees in 2019-2020.

RPI also made our “Best Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is $22,662 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree computer systems tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

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 student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full RPI Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology Report

#2

Pittsburgh Technical College

Oakdale, Pennsylvania

#3 in overall quality

$22,986 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pittsburgh Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Systems Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Pittsburgh Technical College is a small school located in Oakdale, Pennsylvania that handed out 21 bachelors’s computer systems tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Pittsburgh Technical College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Pittsburgh Technical College is $22,986 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree computer systems tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

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• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology (Income $0-$30k)

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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