2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer Systems Tech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer Systems Tech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology is the 413th most popular major in the country with 1,764 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 530 computer technology/computer systems technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 145 computer technology/computer systems technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $63,038 and $47,245 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer Systems Tech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in computer technology/computer systems technology. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in computer technology/computer systems technology.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer Systems Tech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer Systems Tech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region”.

Top 2 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Harrisburg University of Science and Technology
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Out of the 2 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer Systems Tech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Harrisburg University of Science and Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. Harrisburg University of Science and Technology is a private not-for-profit institution located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 137 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.

Full Harrisburg University of Science and Technology Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology Report

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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy, New York

#24 overall quality in Middle Atlantic

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer Systems Tech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is a private not-for-profit institution located in Troy, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology Report

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

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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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