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2022 Best Value Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k

8 Ranked Colleges
324 Degrees Awarded
$48,675 Avg Salary
Best Value Programming Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 10,756 people earned their degree in computer programming, making the major the 121st most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, computer programming graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $45,886 and had an average of $26,222 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 665 computer programming graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,675 and $29,896 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 324 computer programming graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in computer programming. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality computer programming programs that also have a lower cost than 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 computer programming program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree programming students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Computer Programming (Income $48-$75k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Farmingdale State College

Farmingdale, New York

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Farmingdale State College landed the #1 spot on the list. Farmingdale State College is located in Farmingdale, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 141 bachelors’s programming degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Computer Programming Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale is $9,963 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Programming students whose families make $48-$75k.

The low student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.

Read more about Computer Programming at SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale

#2

Wilmington University

New Castle, Delaware
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Wilmington University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in New Castle, Delaware, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 11 degrees to qualified bachelors’s programming students in 2019-2020.

Wilmington University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Computer Programming Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $15,400 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Programming students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Wilmington University.

Read full report on Computer Programming at Wilmington University

#3

Alfred State College

Alfred, New York
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Alfred State College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Alfred State is a small school located in Alfred, New York that handed out 7 bachelors’s programming degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Alfred State, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Computer Programming Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $18,562 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree programming students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Alfred State.

Read more about Computer Programming at Alfred State College

#4

Rowan University

Glassboro, New Jersey
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rowan University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Rowan University is a fairly large school located in Glassboro, New Jersey that handed out 107 bachelors’s programming degrees in 2019-2020.

Rowan also took the #2 spot in our “Best Computer Programming Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $25,265 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Programming students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Rowan.

Read more about Computer Programming at Rowan

#5

Siena College

Loudonville, New York
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Siena College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Siena College is located in Loudonville, New York and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s programming degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Siena, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Computer Programming Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $24,276 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Programming students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Siena College.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Siena College Computer Programming Report

#1 in overall quality

Rochester Institute of Technology came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. This fairly large school is located in Rochester, New York, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s programming degrees in 2019-2020.

RIT also made our “Best Computer Programming Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend Rochester Institute of Technology is $28,684 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree programming students whose families make $48-$75k.

The low student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Full RIT Computer Programming Report

#7

LIU Post

Brookville, New York
#5 in overall quality

LIU Post landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. LIU Post is a fairly large school located in Brookville, New York that handed out 16 bachelors’s programming degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree programming students whose families make $48-$75k list, LIU Post has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Computer Programming Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for LIU Post is $26,979 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Programming students whose families make $48-$75k.

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.

Read more about Computer Programming at LIU Post

#8

Morrisville State College

Morrisville, New York
#8 in overall quality

Morrisville State College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #8. Morrisville State College is a small public school situated in Morrisville, New York. It awarded 1 bachelors’s programming degrees in 2019-2020.

Morrisville State College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Computer Programming Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $21,917 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Programming students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Morrisville State College.

Full Morrisville State College Computer Programming Report

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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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