by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual looked at 13 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 871 associate degrees in computer science during the 2021-2022 academic year.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
Your choice of computer science for getting your associate degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To account for this we include a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a combination of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
Average early-career salary of those graduating with their associate degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their associate degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for computer science students working on their associate degree.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list to help you make the college decision.
Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in computer science.
Queensborough Community College is a great decision for individuals pursuing an associate degree in computer science. Located in the city of Bayside, QCC is a public college with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in computer science from Queensborough Community College
Nassau Community College is a great decision for individuals interested in an associate degree in computer science. Nassau Community College is a large public college located in the suburb of Garden City.More information about a associate in computer science from Nassau Community College
Any student who is interested in an associate degree in computer science has to look into LaGuardia Community College. LaGuardia is a large public college located in the large city of Long Island City.
Associate graduates who receive their degree from the compsci program make about $24,888 in their early career salary.
More information about a associate in computer science from LaGuardia Community College
Borough of Manhattan Community College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting an associate degree in computer science. Located in the large city of New York, BMCC is a public college with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in computer science from Borough of Manhattan Community College
Union County College is a medium-sized public college located in the large suburb of Cranford.More information about a associate in computer science from Union County College
Suffolk County Community College is a very large public college located in the large suburb of Selden.More information about a associate in computer science from Suffolk County Community College
City Tech is a large public college located in the city of Brooklyn.More information about a associate in computer science from New York City College of Technology
Located in the rural area of Sanborn, Niagara County Community College is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in computer science from Niagara County Community College
Located in the large suburb of Rochester, Monroe Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.More information about a associate in computer science from Monroe Community College
BCC is a moderately-sized public college located in the city of Bronx.More information about a associate in computer science from Bronx Community College
Explore the best computer science schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .
| State | Colleges | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 196 | 814 |
| Pennsylvania | 179 | 110 |
| New Jersey | 137 | 85 |
| Maryland | 126 | 0 |
One of 10 majors within the Computer & Information Sciences area of study, Computer Science has other similar majors worth exploring.
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Computer Science | 871 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Computer Information Systems | 1,917 |
| Information Technology | 1,266 |
| Computer Software & Applications | 408 |
| Information Science | 336 |
| Computer Programming | 277 |
| Computer Systems Networking | 224 |
| Data Processing | 94 |
| Other Computer & Information Sciences | 29 |
| Data Entry | 9 |
| Computer Systems Analysis | 5 |