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2023 Best Value Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$10,772 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,794 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer Science Associate Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, computer science was ranked #12 in the country. In fact 59,565 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the New England Region to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for compsci students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Computer Science Associate Degree Colleges.

Best New England Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Computer Science

Our analysis found Bunker Hill Community College to be the best value school for computer science students who want to pursue a associate degree in the New England Region . BHCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Boston.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at BHCC are $10,224 a year. After completing their Associate Degree, compsci graduates from BHCC carry an average student debtload of $12,258.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, BHCC is ranked #1 for overall quality for compsci in the New England Region .

Full Computer Science at Bunker Hill Community College Report

#2

Southern Maine Community College

South Portland, ME

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Maine Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of South Portland, SMCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SMCC are $6,754 a year. CompSci majors at SMCC take out an average of $16,126 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Read full report on Computer Science at Southern Maine Community College

The excellent associate degree programs at Springfield Technical Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value computer science schools in the New England Region . Located in the midsize city of Springfield, STCC is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at STCC are $10,728 per year.

Read full report on Computer Science at Springfield Technical Community College

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern New Hampshire University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SNHU are $15,380 a year.

Read full report on Computer Science at Southern New Hampshire University

Out of the 5 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Quinsigamond Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Quinsigamond Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Worcester.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Quinsigamond Community College are $10,774 per year.

Read full report on Computer Science at Quinsigamond Community College

Best Computer Science Colleges by State

Explore the best computer science schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 3,611
Connecticut 248
New Hampshire 540
Maine 144
Rhode Island 390
Vermont 209

One of 10 majors within the area of study, computer science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to CompSci

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Information Technology 40,555
Information Science 18,325
Computer Systems Networking 14,700
Computer Software & Applications 14,336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Negative Space.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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