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2023 Best Value Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in New York

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$23,514 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Information Technology Basic Certificate School for You

Information Technology is one of the most popular subjects to study in New York. With 1,927 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 4th out of all the majors we track in the state.

It's not easy to decide which computer science program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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, Computer Science Degree Search has created the Best Value Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in New York to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in New York to see which basic certificate programs offered the best value experiences for IT 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 Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in New York

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Information Technology Basic Certificate Colleges.

Best New York Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Information Technology

#1

Erie Community College

Buffalo, NY

Our 2023 rankings named Erie Community College the best value school in New York for information technology students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Buffalo, Erie Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Erie Community College are $5,722 a year.

Erie Community College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in New York list.

Full Information Technology at Erie Community College Report

#2

Marist College

Poughkeepsie, NY

Out of the 2 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Marist College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Marist is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Poughkeepsie.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Marist are $41,305 per year.

Marist also made our Best Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in New York list, coming in at #1.

Read full report on Information Technology at Marist College

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
Maryland 2,370
Pennsylvania 1,445
New Jersey 180
District of Columbia 434
Delaware 399

Information Technology is one of 10 different types of computer science programs to choose from.

IT Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Computer & IS Security 22,829
Network & System Administration/Administrator 5,501
Information Technology Management 4,009
Computer Support Specialist 3,176
System, Networking, & LAN/WAN Management/Manager 2,077
Information Technology Project Management 2,076
Web/Multimedia Management & Webmaster 887

Majors Similar to IT

Related Major Annual Graduates
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 2 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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