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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Computational Science in the Middle Atlantic Region

8 Ranked Colleges
222 Degrees Awarded
$38,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Computational Science Schools for a Master's in the Middle Atlantic Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Computational Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Computational Science is the 244th most popular major in the country with 1,184 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, computational science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $0 and had an average of $0 in loans still to pay off.

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.

This year’s “Best Value Computational Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in computational science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great computational science programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the computational science program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Computational Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Computational Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Computational Science in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Computational Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Temple University landed the #1 spot on the list. Temple University is a large public school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 1 masters’s computational science degrees in 2019-2020.

Temple did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Computational Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Temple are $24,236.

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#2

Pennsylvania State University - University Park

University Park, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pennsylvania State University - University Park. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Computational Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Penn State University Park, the school also landed the #4 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 Penn State University Park are $38,728.

Full Penn State University Park Computational Science Report

#3

The City College of New York

New York, New York
#8 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Computational Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The City College of New York landed the #3 spot on the list. CCNY is a public institution located in New York, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

CCNY not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Computational Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. 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

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Computational Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. University of Pennsylvania is a large school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 9 masters’s computational science degrees in 2019-2020.

UPenn also made our “Best Computational Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at UPenn are $41,760, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Computational Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s computational science degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Pitt also took the #7 spot in our “Best Computational Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. 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.

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#6

New York University

New York, New York
#5 in overall quality

New York University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Computational Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. NYU is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree computational science students list, NYU has also earned the #5 rank 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 NYU are $36,892.

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#7

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

Carnegie Mellon University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Computational Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 60 degrees to qualified masters’s computational science students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree computational science students list, Carnegie Mellon has also earned the #2 rank 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 Carnegie Mellon are $47,326.

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#8

Georgetown University

Washington, District of Columbia
#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Georgetown University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Computational Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Georgetown is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 63 masters’s computational science degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Georgetown, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Computational Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgetown University are $53,591, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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