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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Software Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

7 Ranked Colleges
196 Degrees Awarded
$20,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 3,874 people earned their degree in software engineering, making the major the 195th most popular in the United States.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 476 software engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 196 software engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in software engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent software engineering 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 software engineering 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 Software Engineering 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 Software Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Software Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

SUNY Oswego

Oswego, New York
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend SUNY Oswego. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This medium-sized school is located in Oswego, New York, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s computer software engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SUNY Oswego, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Software Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for SUNY Oswego is $9,698 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree computer software engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full SUNY Oswego Software Engineering Report

#2

Clarkson University

Potsdam, New York
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Clarkson University landed the #2 spot on the list. Clarkson University is a small school located in Potsdam, New York that handed out 7 bachelors’s computer software engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Clarkson not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Software Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Clarkson University is $19,209 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree computer software engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Clarkson University Software Engineering Report

#3

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Shippensburg, Pennsylvania
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania is located in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s computer software engineering degrees to qualified students.

Ship also made our “Best Software Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania is $16,461 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Computer Software Engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Software Engineering at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

#4

Monmouth University

West Long Branch, New Jersey
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Monmouth University landed the #4 spot on the list. Monmouth is a medium-sized school located in West Long Branch, New Jersey that handed out 5 bachelors’s computer software engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Monmouth did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Software Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Monmouth is $18,716 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree computer software engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Software Engineering at Monmouth University

#5

Drexel University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Drexel University landed the #5 spot on the list. Drexel is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 18 bachelors’s computer software engineering degrees to qualified students.

Drexel also took the #3 spot in our “Best Software Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $25,234 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Computer Software Engineering students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Drexel.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Software Engineering at Drexel

#6

Stevens Institute of Technology

Hoboken, New Jersey
#1 in overall quality

Stevens Institute of Technology landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Hoboken, New Jersey, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 16 degrees to qualified bachelors’s computer software engineering students in 2019-2020.

Stevens not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Software Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Stevens is $26,709 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Computer Software Engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Software Engineering at Stevens

#2 in overall quality

Rochester Institute of Technology did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #7. Rochester, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s computer software engineering degrees to 122 students in 2019-2020.

RIT not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Software Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $27,095 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Computer Software Engineering students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Rochester Institute of Technology.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Software Engineering at RIT

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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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