2023 Best Value Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in Arizona
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Prices
There are so many computer science programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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 and bootcamps that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
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 Arizona ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Arizona 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.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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Top Value Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in Arizona
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Our analysis found Pima Community College to be the best value school for computer science students who want to pursue a associate degree in Arizona. Pima County Community College District is a public institution located in Tucson, Arizona. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 58 associate degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Pima County Community College District are $7,566 a year. On average, associate degree students take out $15,202 in loans while pursuing their degree.
Pima County Community College District does have options available for those who want to take online classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 52% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Pima County Community College District also took the #2 spot in our Best Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in Arizona rankings.
Out of the 2 schools in Arizona that were part of this year’s value ranking, University of Phoenix - Arizona landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in Tempe, Arizona, the large private for-profit school handed out 630 associate degree awards in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UOPX - Arizona are $9,552 per year. By the time they get their associate degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $23,839 in student loans.
UOPX - Arizona does have options available for those who want to take online classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 100% took at least some of their classes online.
UOPX - Arizona also took the #1 spot in our Best Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in Arizona rankings.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 2 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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