2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Computer Engineering (Income $0-$30k)

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 CE Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 16,932 people earned their degree in computer engineering, making the major the 60th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, computer engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $68,762 and had an average of $25,829 in loans still to pay off.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 90 computer engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value CE Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in computer engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality computer engineering programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the computer engineering program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value CE Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree ce students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Computer Engineering (Income $0-$30k)

#1

Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology

Lancaster, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$4,030 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value CE Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k list. Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is a small public school situated in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. It awarded 15 associates’s CE degrees in 2019-2020.

Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Computer Engineering Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $4,030 for Associate Degree CE students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology.

Read full report on Computer Engineering at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology

#2

Vermont Technical College

Randolph, Vermont

#2 in overall quality

$17,010 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value CE Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Vermont Technical College landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Randolph, Vermont, and it awarded 3 associates’s CE degrees in 2019-2020.

Vermont Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Computer Engineering Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $17,010 for Associate Degree CE students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Vermont Tech.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read full report on Computer Engineering at Vermont Tech

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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