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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Software Engineering in the Middle Atlantic Region

7 Ranked Colleges
196 Degrees Awarded
$28,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.

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” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the software engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. 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

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree computer software engineering students.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Software Engineering in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

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 #1 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania is a public institution located in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Ship not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Software Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Ship is $22,054 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree computer software engineering students.

Read full report on Software Engineering at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

#2

SUNY Oswego

Oswego, New York
#6 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 that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Oswego landed the #2 spot on the list. SUNY Oswego is a medium-sized school located in Oswego, New York that handed out 11 bachelors’s computer software engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

SUNY Oswego also took 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 $15,665 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree computer software engineering students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Software Engineering at SUNY Oswego

#3

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 that were part of this year’s ranking, Monmouth University landed the #3 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in West Long Branch, New Jersey, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s computer software engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Monmouth, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Software Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Monmouth is $29,548 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree computer software engineering students.

The low student loan default rate of 3.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Software Engineering at Monmouth University

#2 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 that were part of this year’s ranking, Rochester Institute of Technology landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Rochester, New York, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 122 degrees to qualified bachelors’s computer software engineering students in 2019-2020.

RIT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Software Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Rochester Institute of Technology is $33,167 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree computer software engineering students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Software Engineering at Rochester Institute of Technology

#5

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 that were part of this year’s ranking, Clarkson University landed the #5 spot on the list. Clarkson University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Potsdam, New York. It awarded 7 bachelors’s computer software engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Clarkson did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Software Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Clarkson is $29,015 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree computer software engineering students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

Read more about Software Engineering at Clarkson University

#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 ranking. Hoboken, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s computer software engineering degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

Stevens also made our “Best Software Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for Stevens is $37,588 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Computer Software Engineering 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Software Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology

#7

Drexel University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#3 in overall quality

Drexel University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 18 degrees to qualified bachelors’s computer software engineering students in 2019-2020.

Drexel not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Software Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Drexel is $34,914 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree computer software engineering students.

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.

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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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