2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Computer Engineering

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 CE Schools for an Associate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 16,932 people earned their degree in computer engineering, making the major the 60th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, computer engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $68,762 and had an average of $25,829 in loans still to pay off.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 90 computer engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value CE Schools for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in computer engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality computer engineering programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the computer engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value CE Schools for an Associate” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value CE Schools for an Associate

The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree ce students.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Computer Engineering

#1

Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology

Lancaster, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$8,108 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value CE Schools for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 associates’s CE degrees to qualified students.

Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Computer Engineering Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is $8,108 for Associate Degree CE students.

Full Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology Computer Engineering Report

#2

Vermont Technical College

Randolph, Vermont

#2 in overall quality

$20,684 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value CE Schools for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Vermont Technical College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Randolph, Vermont, this small public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified associates’s CE students in 2019-2020.

Vermont Tech also took the #2 spot in our “Best Computer Engineering Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $20,684 for associate degree ce students per year to attend Vermont Tech.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Full Vermont Tech Computer Engineering Report

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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