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2023 Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools in Rhode Island

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$30,275 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$58,436 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer & Information Sciences 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.

The Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools in Rhode Island ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Rhode Island to see which 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 Schools in Rhode Island

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for computer and information sciences majors pursuing a .

Best Rhode Island Schools for Affordable Quality in Computer & Information Sciences

$4,980 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Community College of Rhode Island the best value school in Rhode Island for computer and information sciences students. CCRI is a fairly large public school located in the city of Warwick.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CCRI are $4,980 per year. On average, computer and information sciences graduates from CCRI take out $12,750 in student loans while working on their degree.

CCRI also took the #4 spot in our Best Computer & Information Sciences Schools in Rhode Island rankings.

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$15,332 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Rhode Island helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best computer and information sciences schools 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. The average amount in student loans that computer and information sciences majors at URI take out is $23,050. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $195.

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#3

Brown University

Providence, RI
$62,304 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Brown University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best computer and information sciences schools in Rhode Island. Located in the city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Brown are $62,304 a year. The average amount in student loans that computer and information sciences majors at Brown take out is $13,000.

Brown also took the #1 spot in our Best Computer & Information Sciences Schools in Rhode Island rankings.

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$32,807 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend New England Institute of Technology. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools in Rhode Island list. Located in the suburb of East Greenwich, New England Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

New England Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $32,807 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, computer and information sciences graduates from New England Tech carry an average student debtload of $27,227.

New England Tech not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Computer & Information Sciences Schools in Rhode Island list.

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$35,950 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Johnson & Wales University - Providence is a great value for computer and information sciences students. JWU Providence is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Providence.

JWU Providence undergraduate students pay an average of $35,950 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, computer and information sciences majors at JWU Providence accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $363, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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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 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 Almonroth.

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