2023 Best Value Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in Maryland
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Information Technology Associate Degree School for You
Out of the majors we analyze each year, information technology was ranked 6th in Maryland. In fact, 2,370 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.
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The Best Value Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in Maryland ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 6 schools in Maryland to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for IT students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in Maryland
Check out the IT associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Best Maryland Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Information Technology
Our 2023 rankings named Baltimore City Community College the best value school in Maryland for information technology students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Baltimore, Baltimore City Community College is a public school with a small student population.
Baltimore City Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,314 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Baltimore City Community College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in Maryland list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Anne Arundel Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in Maryland list. AACC is a large public school located in the large suburb of Arnold.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at AACC are $8,900 a year.
AACC also took the #1 spot in our Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in Maryland rankings.
The excellent associate degree programs at Community College of Baltimore County helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value information technology schools in Maryland. Located in the large suburb of Baltimore, CCBC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CCBC are $6,918 per year. While working on their Associate Degree, IT majors at CCBC accumulate an average of around $19,284 in student debt.
CCBC also made our Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in Maryland list, coming in at #5.
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The excellent associate degree programs at Hagerstown Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value information technology schools in Maryland. Located in the suburb of Hagerstown, HCC is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at HCC are $6,390 a year. The average amount in student loans that IT majors at HCC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $14,588.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Strayer University - Maryland is a great value for information technology students working on their associate degree. Strayer University - Maryland is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Suitland.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Strayer University - Maryland are $13,515 a year. IT majors at Strayer University - Maryland take out an average of $27,968 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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Frederick Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree information technology programs. Located in the city of Frederick, Frederick Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Frederick Community College are $7,444 a year. After completing their Associate Degree, IT graduates from Frederick Community College carry an average student debtload of $11,590.
Best Value Information Technology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
Explore all the Best Value Information Technology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Pennsylvania | 1,445 |
New York | 1,927 |
New Jersey | 180 |
District of Columbia | 434 |
Delaware | 399 |
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Information Technology Related Majors for IT
Information Technology is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to IT
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Computer Information Systems | 88,434 |
Computer Science | 59,565 |
Information Science | 18,325 |
Computer Systems Networking | 14,700 |
Computer Software & Applications | 14,336 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 6 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 Craig Dennis.
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