2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Computer Programming (Income $0-$30k) in Rhode Island

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 Programming Schools for an Associate in Rhode Island For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Computer Programming is the 166th most popular major in the country with 7,909 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Rhode Island, there were 54 general computer programming graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 29 general computer programming graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Computer Programming Schools for an Associate in Rhode Island For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in general computer programming. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general computer programming 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 general computer programming 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 Programming Schools for an Associate in Rhode Island For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Computer Programming Schools for an Associate in Rhode Island For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Computer Programming (Income $0-$30k) in Rhode Island

#1

New England Institute of Technology

East Greenwich, Rhode Island

#1 in overall quality

$27,558 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New England Institute of Technology. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Programming Schools for an Associate in Rhode Island For Those Making $0-$30k list. New England Institute of Technology is a small private not-for-profit school situated in East Greenwich, Rhode Island. It awarded 27 associates’s computer programming degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at New England Tech, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Computer Programming Associate Degree Schools in Rhode Island” ranking. The yearly cost to attend New England Institute of Technology is $27,558 for Rhode Island Associate Degree Computer Programming students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

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#2

Johnson & Wales University - Providence

Providence, Rhode Island

#2 in overall quality

$23,529 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Computer Programming Schools for an Associate in Rhode Island For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Johnson & Wales University - Providence landed the #2 spot on the list. Providence, Rhode Island is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s computer programming degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

JWU Providence also made our “Best General Computer Programming Associate Degree Schools in Rhode Island” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend JWU Providence is $23,529 for Rhode Island Associate Degree Computer Programming students whose families make $0-$30k.

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• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Computer Programming (Income $0-$30k)

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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