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2023 Best Value Computer Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in Rhode Island

Identifying High-Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Schools Ranked
$41,051 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$23,884 Avg Student Debt*

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which computer science program is right for you. 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.

The Best Value Computer Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in Rhode Island ranking is one of many tools that Computer Science Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 6 schools in Rhode Island to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for computer science students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Top Value Computer Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in Rhode Island

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, Rhode Island
124 Total Awards
$33,354 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Rhode Island to be the best value school for computer science students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Rhode Island. Kingston, Rhode Island is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 124 students in 2020-2021.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at URI are $33,354 per year. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $22,038 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.

Online courses are available at URI, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 93% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

URI did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island list.

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#2

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island
253 Total Awards
$62,304 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Brown University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value computer science schools in Rhode Island. Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Providence, Rhode Island. It awarded 253 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Brown are $62,304 per year. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $14,769 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.

Brown does offer online classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 100% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

Brown did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island list.

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#3

Rhode Island College

Providence, Rhode Island
39 Total Awards
$25,900 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rhode Island College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island list. Located in Providence, Rhode Island, the medium-sized public school handed out 39 bachelor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at RIC are $25,900 a year. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $24,041 in student loans.

One thing to take note of is that RIC does offer online classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 100% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

Full Rhode Island College Report

#4

New England Institute of Technology

East Greenwich, Rhode Island
56 Total Awards
$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 Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island list. Located in East Greenwich, Rhode Island, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 56 diplomas to qualifed bachelor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

New England Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $32,807 in tuition and fees each year. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $32,912 in student loans.

One thing to take note of is that New England Tech does offer online classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 38% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

New England Tech not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island list.

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#5

Johnson & Wales University - Providence

Providence, Rhode Island
41 Total Awards
$35,950 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Johnson & Wales University - Providence. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island list. This medium-sized private not-for-profit school is located in Providence, Rhode Island, and it awarded 41 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at JWU Providence are $35,950 a year. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $27,276 in loans while pursuing their degree.

Online courses are available at JWU Providence, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 28% took at least some of their classes online.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, JWU Providence is ranked #5 for overall quality in Rhode Island.

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#6

Providence College

Providence, Rhode Island
10 Total Awards
$55,988 Average Tuition & Fees

Providence College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island list. Providence, Rhode Island is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Providence are $55,988 a year. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $24,489 in loans while pursuing their degree.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at Providence. In fact, around 95% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 6 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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