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2022 Best Value Computer Systems Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid

6 Ranked Colleges
290 Degrees Awarded
$19,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Computer Systems Tech Schools for a Bachelor's For Those Getting Aid

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 Getting Aid” 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.

This year’s “Best Value Computer Systems Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 6 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The computer systems tech school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Computer Systems Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid”.

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Best Value Computer Systems Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Computer Systems Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology (With Aid)

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Idaho. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Systems Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Rexburg, Idaho, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 128 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s computer systems tech students in 2019-2020.

BYU - I also took the #2 spot in our “Best Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $7,167 for bachelor’s degree computer systems tech students with aid per year to attend Brigham Young University - Idaho.

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 be in good company if you decide to attend Wayne State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Systems Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Detroit, Michigan, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s computer systems tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Wayne State also took the #3 spot in our “Best Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Wayne State is $13,965 for Bachelor’s Degree Computer Systems Tech students with aid.

Read more about Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology at Wayne State University

#3

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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Missouri landed the #3 spot on the list. UCM is a public institution located in Warrensburg, Missouri. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UCM also made our “Best Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #7. It costs about $13,677 for bachelor’s degree computer systems tech students with aid per year to attend University of Central Missouri.

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#4

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 #4 for the Best Value Computer Systems Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid. This fairly large school is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and it awarded 51 bachelors’s computer systems tech 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. It costs about $20,489 for bachelor’s degree computer systems tech students with aid per year to attend ECPI 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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute landed the #5 spot on the list. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is located in Troy, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 74 bachelors’s computer systems tech degrees to qualified students.

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. The yearly cost to attend Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is $35,464 for bachelor’s degree computer systems tech students with aid.

The low student loan default rate of 0.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.

Read more about Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology at RPI

#6

Pittsburgh Technical College

Oakdale, Pennsylvania
#6 in overall quality

Pittsburgh Technical College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Computer Systems Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Oakdale, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s computer systems tech degrees to 21 students in 2019-2020.

Pittsburgh Technical College also made our “Best Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #6. It costs about $24,695 for Bachelor’s Degree Computer Systems Tech students with aid 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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