2022 Best Value Computer Systems Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in New York

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Computer Systems Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in New York” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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

Across New York, there were 187 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 79 computer technology/computer systems technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,973 and $22,589 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Computer Systems Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in New York” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in computer technology/computer systems technology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality computer technology/computer systems technology programs that also have a lower cost than 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Computer Systems Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in New York

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Computer Systems Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in New York.

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology in New York

#1

Excelsior University

Albany, New York

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Excelsior University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Systems Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in New York list. Albany, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s computer systems tech degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

Excelsior University also made our “Best Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #2.

Full Excelsior University Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology Report

#2

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Troy, New York

#1 in overall quality

$35,464 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Computer Systems Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Troy, New York, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 74 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s computer systems tech students in 2019-2020.

RPI not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York” list. The yearly cost to attend Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is $35,464 for new york bachelor’s degree computer systems tech students.

With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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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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