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2022 Best Value Computer Software and Media Applications Schools for a Bachelor’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k

2 Ranked Colleges
362 Degrees Awarded
$19,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Computer Software and Media Applications Schools for a Bachelor's in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Software and Media Applications Schools for a Bachelor’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Other Computer Software & Media Applications is the 412th most popular major in the country with 1,407 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Massachusetts, there were 495 other computer software and media applications graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 362 other computer software and media applications graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,887 and $24,387 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Computer Software and Media Applications Schools for a Bachelor’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in other computer software and media applications. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality other computer software and media applications 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 other computer software and media applications program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Computer Software and Media Applications Schools for a Bachelor’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for massachusetts bachelor’s degree computer software and media applications students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Computer Software & Media Applications (Income $0-$30k) in Massachusetts

#1

Wellesley College

Wellesley, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wellesley College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Software and Media Applications Schools for a Bachelor’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k list. Wellesley is located in Wellesley, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 29 bachelors’s computer software and media applications degrees to qualified students.

Wellesley also took the #1 spot in our “Best Other Computer Software & Media Applications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Wellesley is $8,785 for Massachusetts Bachelor’s Degree Computer Software and Media Applications students whose families make $0-$30k.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#2

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Worcester Polytechnic Institute. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Software and Media Applications Schools for a Bachelor’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k list. WPI is a private not-for-profit institution located in Worcester, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

WPI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Other Computer Software & Media Applications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. The estimated yearly cost for WPI is $30,503 for Massachusetts Bachelor’s Degree Computer Software and Media Applications students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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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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