2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Computer & IS Security (Income $0-$30k) in Rhode Island

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 20,700 people earned their degree in computer and IS security, making the major the 60th most popular in the United States.

Across Rhode Island, there were 81 computer and IS security graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 34 computer and IS security graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in computer and IS security. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great computer and IS security 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 and IS security program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for rhode island master’s degree computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Computer & IS Security (Income $0-$30k) in Rhode Island

#1

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, Rhode Island

#1 in overall quality

$29,082 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Rhode Island landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Kingston, Rhode Island, and it awarded 24 masters’s computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at URI, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Computer & IS Security Master’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Rhode Island are $29,082, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Johnson & Wales University - Providence

Providence, Rhode Island

$14,148 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johnson & Wales University - Providence. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island For Those Making $0-$30k list. Johnson & Wales University - Providence is a medium-sized school located in Providence, Rhode Island that handed out 6 masters’s computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at JWU Providence, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Computer & IS Security Master’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at JWU Providence are $14,148, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Computer & IS Security (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Computer & IS Security (Income $0-$30k)

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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