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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Computer Programming (Income $30-$48k)

6 Ranked Colleges
142 Degrees Awarded
$20,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Computer Programming Schools for a Master's For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 7,909 people earned their degree in general computer programming, making the major the 166th most popular in the United States.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 142 general computer programming graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Computer Programming Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in general computer programming. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general computer programming 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 general computer programming program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Computer Programming Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree computer programming students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Computer Programming (Income $30-$48k)

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Michigan - Dearborn. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Computer Programming Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Dearborn, Michigan, this medium-sized public school handed out 13 degrees to qualified masters’s computer programming students in 2019-2020.

UM Dearborn did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Computer Programming Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Michigan - Dearborn are $25,072, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clemson University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Programming Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k list. Clemson University is a public institution located in Clemson, South Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Clemson not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Computer Programming Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Clemson are $23,246.

Full Clemson General Computer Programming Report

#3

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Programming Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k list. Manhattan, Kansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s computer programming degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

K -State also made our “Best General Computer Programming Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #0. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at K -State are $24,115.

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#4

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, Ohio
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Youngstown State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Computer Programming Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k. Youngstown State University is a fairly large public school situated in Youngstown, Ohio. It awarded 13 masters’s computer programming degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree computer programming students whose families make $30-$48k list, Youngstown State University has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best General Computer Programming Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Youngstown State University are $9,495, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

University of Detroit Mercy

Detroit, Michigan
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Detroit Mercy. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Computer Programming Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k. University of Detroit Mercy is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Detroit, Michigan. It awarded 6 masters’s computer programming degrees in 2019-2020.

Detroit Mercy also made our “Best General Computer Programming Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Detroit Mercy are $20,047, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

DePaul University

Chicago, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

DePaul University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Computer Programming Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #6. DePaul University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 95 masters’s computer programming degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree computer programming students whose families make $30-$48k list, DePaul has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Computer Programming Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at DePaul are $19,760.

Full DePaul General Computer Programming Report

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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