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2023 Best Value Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in Indiana

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Prices

3 Schools Ranked
$14,876 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$21,612 Avg Student Debt*

It's not easy to decide which computer science program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school or bootcamp that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Computer Science Degree Search has developed this Best Value Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in Indiana ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Indiana to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for computer science students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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.

Top Value Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in Indiana

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, Indiana
532 Total Awards
$8,927 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Ivy Tech Community College the best value school in Indiana for computer science students working on their associate degree. Ivy Tech Community College is a public institution located in Indianapolis, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 532 associate degrees in 2020-2021.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Ivy Tech Community College are $8,927 a year. Associate Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $15,984 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.

Online courses are available at Ivy Tech Community College, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 81% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

Ivy Tech Community College also took the #1 spot in our Best Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in Indiana rankings.

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#2

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, Indiana
234 Total Awards
$14,436 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Purdue University Global. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in Indiana list. Located in Indianapolis, Indiana, the large public school handed out 234 associate degree awards in 2020-2021.

Purdue University Global undergraduate students pay an average of $14,436 in tuition and fees each year. On average, associate degree students take out $27,073 in loans while pursuing their degree.

Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Purdue University Global. Every undergraduate student at the school took at least one class online.

Purdue University Global not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in Indiana list.

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#3

Purdue University Fort Wayne

Fort Wayne, Indiana
2 Total Awards
$21,265 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent associate degree programs at Purdue University Fort Wayne helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value computer science schools in Indiana. PFW is a medium-sized public school situated in Fort Wayne, Indiana. It awarded 2 associate degrees in 2020-2021.

PFW undergraduate students pay an average of $21,265 in tuition and fees each year. Associate Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $20,070 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.

One thing to take note of is that PFW does offer online classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 64% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

PFW did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in Indiana list.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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