2022 Best Value Computer Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Computer Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 53,722 people earned their degree in computer science, making the major the 11th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 7,276 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 324 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,631 and $18,547 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Computer Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in computer science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great computer 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 computer science program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Computer Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region associate degree computer science students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 4 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Computer Science (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Northern Virginia Community College

Annandale, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$10,980 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Virginia Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Computer Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Annandale, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s computer science degrees to 247 students in 2019-2020.

Northern Virginia Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $10,980 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Computer Science students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Northern Virginia Community College.

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#2

Itawamba Community College

Fulton, Mississippi

#2 in overall quality

$7,104 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Itawamba Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Fulton, Mississippi is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s computer science degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree computer science students whose families make $48-$75k list, ICC has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Itawamba Community College is $7,104 for southeast region associate degree computer science students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#3

West Virginia University at Parkersburg

Parkersburg, West Virginia

#3 in overall quality

$7,044 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Virginia University at Parkersburg. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Parkersburg, West Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s computer science degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree computer science students whose families make $48-$75k list, West Virginia University at Parkersburg has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $7,044 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Computer Science students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend West Virginia University at Parkersburg.

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#4

Full Sail University

Winter Park, Florida

#4 in overall quality

$27,044 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Full Sail University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Computer Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Full Sail University is located in Winter Park, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 associates’s computer science degrees to qualified students.

Full Sail University also took the #4 spot in our “Best Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $27,044 for southeast region associate degree computer science students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Full Sail University.

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• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Computer Science (Income $48-$75k)

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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