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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Information Science (Income $75-$110k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

9 Ranked Colleges
302 Degrees Awarded
$15,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value IS Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value IS Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 18,368 people earned their degree in information science, making the major the 56th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, information science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $58,848 and had an average of $32,600 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 7,398 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,570 and $29,713 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 302 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,733 and $16,201 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value IS Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in information science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality information science programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the information science program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value IS Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value IS Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 9 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Information Science (Income $75-$110k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value IS Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Hudson Valley Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Troy, New York, this medium-sized public school handed out 80 diplomas to qualified associates’s IS students in 2019-2020.

HVCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Information Science Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend HVCC is $12,266 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree IS students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#2

Onondaga Community College

Syracuse, New York

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value IS Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Onondaga Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Syracuse, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s IS degrees to 23 students in 2019-2020.

OCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Information Science Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $12,431 for middle atlantic region associate degree is students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend OCC.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Niagara County Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value IS Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This small school is located in Sanborn, New York, and it awarded 21 associates’s IS degrees in 2019-2020.

Niagara County Community College also took the #7 spot in our “Best Information Science Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Niagara County Community College is $9,531 for middle atlantic region associate degree is students whose families make $75-$110k.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tompkins Cortland Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value IS Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Tompkins Cortland Community College is a public institution located in Dryden, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region associate degree is students whose families make $75-$110k list, Tompkins Cortland has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Information Science Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $16,289 for middle atlantic region associate degree is students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Tompkins Cortland Community College.

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#5

Jamestown Community College

Jamestown, New York
#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Jamestown Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value IS Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Jamestown Community College is a small public school situated in Jamestown, New York. It awarded 1 associates’s IS degrees in 2019-2020.

Jamestown Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Information Science Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $12,873 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree IS students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Jamestown Community College.

Full Jamestown Community College Information Science Report

#6

Corning Community College

Corning, New York
#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Corning Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value IS Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Corning, New York, this small public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified associates’s IS students in 2019-2020.

Corning Community College also took the #9 spot in our “Best Information Science Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Corning Community College is $11,307 for middle atlantic region associate degree is students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#7

Alfred State College

Alfred, New York
#4 in overall quality

Alfred State College landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value IS Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. This small school is located in Alfred, New York, and it awarded 21 associates’s IS degrees in 2019-2020.

Alfred State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Information Science Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Alfred State is $18,899 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree IS students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#8

Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania
#3 in overall quality

Elizabethtown College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value IS Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #8. This small school is located in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 1 associates’s IS degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Etown, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Information Science Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $25,667 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree IS students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Elizabethtown College.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Information Science at Elizabethtown College

#9

University of Pittsburgh - Bradford

Bradford, Pennsylvania
#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, University of Pittsburgh - Bradford did quite well on the 2022 Best Value IS Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Bradford, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s IS degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Pitt Bradford did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Information Science Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Pittsburgh - Bradford is $21,830 for middle atlantic region associate degree is students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national 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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