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2022 Best Value Computer Systems Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k

6 Ranked Colleges
290 Degrees Awarded
$15,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Computer Systems Tech Schools for a Bachelor's 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. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Computer Systems Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology is the 350th most popular major in the country with 1,985 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 290 computer technology/computer systems technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Computer Systems Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in computer technology/computer systems technology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great computer technology/computer systems technology 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 technology/computer systems technology 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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Computer Systems Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Computer Systems Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Computer Systems Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology (Income $0-$30k)

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brigham Young University - Idaho. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Computer Systems Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k. Brigham Young University - Idaho is a large school located in Rexburg, Idaho that handed out 128 bachelors’s computer systems tech degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at BYU - I, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $2,637 for bachelor’s degree computer systems tech students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend BYU - I.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology at BYU - I

#2

Wayne State University

Detroit, Michigan
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wayne State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Computer Systems Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k. Detroit, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s computer systems tech degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Wayne State, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $11,413 for bachelor’s degree computer systems tech students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Wayne State University.

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#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Computer Systems Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute landed the #3 spot on the list. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Troy, New York. It awarded 74 bachelors’s computer systems tech degrees in 2019-2020.

RPI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $22,662 for Bachelor’s Degree Computer Systems Tech students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend RPI.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#4

University of Central Missouri

Warrensburg, Missouri
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Computer Systems Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Missouri landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Central Missouri is a medium-sized school located in Warrensburg, Missouri that handed out 3 bachelors’s computer systems tech degrees in 2019-2020.

UCM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $10,608 for Bachelor’s Degree Computer Systems Tech students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UCM.

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#5

ECPI University

Virginia Beach, Virginia
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend ECPI University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Computer Systems Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k. ECPI University is a private for-profit institution located in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 51 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

ECPI University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend ECPI University is $19,926 for Bachelor’s Degree Computer Systems Tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#6

Pittsburgh Technical College

Oakdale, Pennsylvania
#6 in overall quality

Pittsburgh Technical College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Computer Systems Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Oakdale, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 21 degrees to qualified bachelors’s computer systems tech students in 2019-2020.

Pittsburgh Technical College also took the #6 spot in our “Best Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $22,986 for bachelor’s degree computer systems tech students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Pittsburgh Technical College.

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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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