2022 Best Value Computer Systems Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Systems Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across the Southeast region, there were 571 computer technology/computer systems technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 145 computer technology/computer systems technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,631 and $18,547 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Computer Systems Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Computer Systems Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region associate degree computer systems tech students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

#1

Arkansas State University - Beebe

Beebe, Arkansas

#2 in overall quality

$8,899 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Computer Systems Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Arkansas State University - Beebe landed the #1 spot on the list. Arkansas State University - Beebe is a public institution located in Beebe, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 19 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU-Beebe did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend ASU-Beebe is $8,899 for southeast region associate degree computer systems tech students with aid.

Read more about Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology at ASU-Beebe

#2

ECPI University

Virginia Beach, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$20,489 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Computer Systems Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, ECPI University landed the #2 spot on the list. ECPI University is a fairly large school located in Virginia Beach, Virginia that handed out 114 associates’s computer systems tech degrees in 2019-2020.

ECPI University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $20,489 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Computer Systems Tech students with aid per year to attend ECPI University.

Read more about Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology at ECPI University

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology (With Aid)

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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