2023 Best Value Computer Science Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Computer Science Master's Degree School for You
Computer Science is the #12 most popular major in the country with 59,565 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
The Best Value Computer Science Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 41 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which master's 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.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for compsci majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Best Computer Science Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Villanova University the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for computer science students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
Villanova graduate students pay an average of $21,199 in tuition and fees each year.
Villanova also claimed a spot on our Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornell University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Cornell graduate students pay an average of $30,006 in tuition and fees each year.
Cornell did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Delaware State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value computer science schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Del State is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Dover.
Del State graduate students pay an average of $11,726 in tuition and fees each year.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Lehigh University is a great value for computer science students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Bethlehem, Lehigh is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Lehigh are $27,130 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Lehigh also is in the top 10% of our Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
Out of the 41 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Frostburg State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Frostburg State is a small public school located in the small suburb of Frostburg.
Frostburg State graduate students pay an average of $13,092 in tuition and fees each year.
Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of Teaneck, FDU is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at FDU are $10,722 per year.
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University of Pennsylvania did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for computer science students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
UPenn graduate students pay an average of $42,932 in tuition and fees each year.
UPenn not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree computer science programs. FDU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Madison.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at FDU are $10,722 per year.
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With a ranking of #9, Carnegie Mellon University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for computer science students working on their master’s degree. Carnegie Mellon is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Carnegie Mellon are $47,347 per year.
Carnegie Mellon also took the #3 spot in our Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region rankings.
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Duquesne University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Duquesne is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Duquesne are $24,534 per year.
Best Computer Science Colleges by State
Explore the best computer science schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Pennsylvania | 1,957 |
New York | 6,508 |
Maryland | 1,639 |
New Jersey | 853 |
District of Columbia | 494 |
Delaware | 74 |
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Computer Science Related Majors for CompSci
Computer Science is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to CompSci
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 25 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.
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