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2023 Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Rhode Island

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$35,514 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$55,683 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor's Degree School for You

Computer & Information Sciences is one of the most popular subjects to study in Rhode Island. With 911 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 6th out of all the majors we track in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Rhode Island to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Rhode Island to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for computer and information sciences 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. 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.

2023 Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island

Check out the computer and information sciences bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Rhode Island Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Computer & Information Sciences

Our analysis found University of Rhode Island to be the best value school for computer and information sciences students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Rhode Island. URI is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Kingston.

URI undergraduate students pay an average of $15,332 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Computer & Information Sciences at University of Rhode Island Report

#2

Brown University

Providence, RI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brown University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island list. Located in the city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Brown are $62,304 a year.

Brown also made our Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island list, coming in at #1.

Full Computer & Information Sciences at Brown University Report

#3

Rhode Island College

Providence, RI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rhode Island College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island list. RIC is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Providence.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at RIC are $10,702 per year.

Full Computer & Information Sciences at Rhode Island College Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means New England Institute of Technology is a great value for computer and information sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of East Greenwich, New England Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at New England Tech are $32,807 per year.

New England Tech also made our Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island list, coming in at #3.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Johnson & Wales University - Providence helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value computer and information sciences schools in Rhode Island. JWU Providence is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Providence.

JWU Providence undergraduate students pay an average of $35,950 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Providence College

Providence, RI

Providence College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island list. Located in the midsize city of Providence, Providence is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Providence undergraduate students pay an average of $55,988 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Providence also made our Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island list, coming in at #2.

Full Computer & Information Sciences at Providence College Report

Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 2,634
Maine 325
Massachusetts 8,328
Connecticut 1,227
Vermont 645

Computer & Information Sciences Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Computer Science 59,565
Information Technology 40,555
Information Science 18,325
Computer Systems Networking 14,700
Computer Software & Applications 14,336
Computer Programming 11,939
Computer Systems Analysis 2,338
Data Processing 1,955
Other Computer & Information Sciences 1,755
Data Entry 552

Related Major Annual Graduates
Engineering 198,468
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 177,778
Engineering Technologies 85,188
Mathematics & Statistics 52,396
Physical Sciences 50,306

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 Almonroth.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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