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2022 Best Value CompSci Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

7 Ranked Colleges
227 Degrees Awarded
$7,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value CompSci Schools for an Associate in the New England Region 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 was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value CompSci Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Computer Science is the 19th most popular major in the country with 53,722 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, computer science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $66,561 and had an average of $23,565 in loans still to pay off.

Across the New England region, there were 4,876 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $87,694 and $21,712 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 227 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,753 and $14,559 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value CompSci Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the computer science program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value CompSci Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value CompSci Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 7 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Computer Science (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region

#1

Bunker Hill Community College

Boston, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bunker Hill Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value CompSci Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. BHCC is a medium-sized school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 58 associates’s compsci degrees in 2019-2020.

BHCC also made our “Best Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $7,337 for New England Region Associate Degree CompSci students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend BHCC.

Full BHCC Computer Science Report

#2

Norwalk Community College

Norwalk, Connecticut

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value CompSci Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Norwalk Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Norwalk, Connecticut, and it awarded 19 associates’s compsci degrees in 2019-2020.

NCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Norwalk Community College is $7,036 for New England Region Associate Degree CompSci students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Computer Science at Norwalk Community College

#3

Springfield Technical Community College

Springfield, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Springfield Technical Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value CompSci Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. STCC is a small public school situated in Springfield, Massachusetts. It awarded 11 associates’s compsci degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at STCC, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $7,914 for new england region associate degree compsci students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Springfield Technical Community College.

Full Springfield Technical Community College Computer Science Report

#4

Quinsigamond Community College

Worcester, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Quinsigamond Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value CompSci Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Worcester, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s compsci degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Quinsigamond Community College, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $5,604 for new england region associate degree compsci students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Quinsigamond Community College.

Read more about Computer Science at Quinsigamond Community College

#5

Massasoit Community College

Brockton, Massachusetts
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Massasoit Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value CompSci Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This medium-sized school is located in Brockton, Massachusetts, and it awarded 13 associates’s compsci degrees in 2019-2020.

Massasoit Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. It costs about $7,134 for new england region associate degree compsci students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Massasoit Community College.

Full Massasoit Community College Computer Science Report

#6

Cape Cod Community College

West Barnstable, Massachusetts
#7 in overall quality

Cape Cod Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value CompSci Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Cape Cod Community College is a small public school situated in West Barnstable, Massachusetts. It awarded 3 associates’s compsci degrees in 2019-2020.

Cape Cod Community College also made our “Best Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #7. It costs about $6,729 for New England Region Associate Degree CompSci students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Cape Cod Community College.

Read more about Computer Science at Cape Cod Community College

#7

Southern Maine Community College

South Portland, Maine
#4 in overall quality

Southern Maine Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value CompSci Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. South Portland, Maine is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s compsci degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SMCC, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $8,902 for new england region associate degree compsci students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend SMCC.

Read more about Computer Science at SMCC

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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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