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2022 Best Value Scientific Computing Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

7 Ranked Colleges
222 Degrees Awarded
$37,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Scientific Computing Schools for a Master's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Scientific Computing Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Computational Science is the 460th most popular major in the country with 1,184 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 321 computational science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 222 computational science graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Scientific Computing Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in computational science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality computational science 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 computational science 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 Scientific Computing Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region master’s degree scientific computing students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Computational Science (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Scientific Computing Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. UPenn is a large school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 9 masters’s scientific computing degrees in 2019-2020.

UPenn not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Computational Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Pennsylvania are $41,760, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Computational Science at University of Pennsylvania

#2

Georgetown University

Washington, District of Columbia
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgetown University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Scientific Computing Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This fairly large school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 63 masters’s scientific computing degrees in 2019-2020.

Georgetown also took the #3 spot in our “Best Computational Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Georgetown are $53,591.

Full Georgetown Computational Science Report

#3

The City College of New York

New York, New York
#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The City College of New York. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Scientific Computing Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k. The City College of New York is a fairly large public school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 5 masters’s scientific computing degrees in 2019-2020.

CCNY also took the #8 spot in our “Best Computational Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The City College of New York are $20,832, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full CCNY Computational Science Report

#4

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Carnegie Mellon University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Scientific Computing Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit institution located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 60 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Carnegie Mellon did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Computational Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Carnegie Mellon are $47,326, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Computational Science at Carnegie Mellon

#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Scientific Computing Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this large public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified masters’s scientific computing students in 2019-2020.

Pitt did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Computational Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus are $40,836, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Pitt Computational Science Report

#6

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#6 in overall quality

Temple University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Scientific Computing Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This large school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 1 masters’s scientific computing degrees in 2019-2020.

Temple not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Computational Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Temple University are $24,236, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Computational Science at Temple University

#7

New York University

New York, New York
#5 in overall quality

New York University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Scientific Computing Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #7. Located in New York, New York, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 5 degrees to qualified masters’s scientific computing students in 2019-2020.

NYU also made our “Best Computational Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at New York University are $36,892, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Computational Science at NYU

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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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