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2022 Best Value Computer and Information Sciences Schools for an Associate in Maryland For Those Making $0-$30k

5 Ranked Colleges
394 Degrees Awarded
$7,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Computer and Information Sciences Schools for an Associate in Maryland For Those Making $0-$30k

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 Computer and Information Sciences Schools for an Associate in Maryland For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 48,796 people earned their degree in general computer and information sciences, making the major the 18th most popular in the United States.

Across Maryland, there were 1,514 general computer and information sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 394 general computer and information sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,858 and $15,601 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Computer and Information Sciences Schools for an Associate in Maryland For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general computer and information sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general computer and information sciences programs, but they also 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 general computer and information sciences program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Computer and Information Sciences Schools for an Associate in Maryland For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for maryland associate degree computer and information sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Computer & Information Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in Maryland

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Community College of Baltimore County. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Computer and Information Sciences Schools for an Associate in Maryland For Those Making $0-$30k. This fairly large school is located in Baltimore, Maryland, and it awarded 51 associates’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our maryland associate degree computer and information sciences students whose families make $0-$30k list, CCBC has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Computer & Information Sciences Associate Degree Schools in Maryland” ranking. The yearly cost to attend CCBC is $6,714 for maryland associate degree computer and information sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full CCBC General Computer & Information Sciences Report

#2

College of Southern Maryland

La Plata, Maryland
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Southern Maryland. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Computer and Information Sciences Schools for an Associate in Maryland For Those Making $0-$30k list. This medium-sized school is located in La Plata, Maryland, and it awarded 18 associates’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

CSM also made our “Best General Computer & Information Sciences Associate Degree Schools in Maryland” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for College of Southern Maryland is $6,233 for Maryland Associate Degree Computer and Information Sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about General Computer & Information Sciences at CSM

#3

Frederick Community College

Frederick, Maryland
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Frederick Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Computer and Information Sciences Schools for an Associate in Maryland For Those Making $0-$30k. Frederick, Maryland is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s computer and information sciences degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

Frederick Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best General Computer & Information Sciences Associate Degree Schools in Maryland” list. The estimated yearly cost for Frederick Community College is $3,856 for maryland associate degree computer and information sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#4

Hagerstown Community College

Hagerstown, Maryland
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Computer and Information Sciences Schools for an Associate in Maryland For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Hagerstown Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Hagerstown Community College is a small school located in Hagerstown, Maryland that handed out 15 associates’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

HCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Computer & Information Sciences Associate Degree Schools in Maryland” list. The yearly cost to attend HCC is $6,185 for maryland associate degree computer and information sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Anne Arundel Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Computer and Information Sciences Schools for an Associate in Maryland For Those Making $0-$30k. AACC is a fairly large school located in Arnold, Maryland that handed out 29 associates’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

AACC also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Computer & Information Sciences Associate Degree Schools in Maryland” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Anne Arundel Community College is $12,471 for maryland associate degree computer and information sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about General Computer & Information Sciences at Anne Arundel Community College

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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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