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2023 Best Value Computer Information Systems Schools in Maryland

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

17 Colleges
$11,285 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$62,251 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer Information Systems School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, computer information systems was ranked 3rd in Maryland. In fact, 2,210 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

Today's computer science students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Value Computer Information Systems Schools in Maryland ranking is one of many tools that Computer Science Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in Maryland to see which programs offered the best value experiences for CIS 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 Systems Schools in Maryland

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for CIS majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Computer Information Systems Schools

$3,314 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Baltimore City Community College the best value school in Maryland for computer information systems students. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Baltimore City Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Baltimore City Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,314 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$7,704 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 17 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland Global Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Adelphi, UMGC is a public school with a very large student population.

UMGC undergraduate students pay an average of $7,704 in in-state tuition and fees each year. CIS majors at UMGC take out an average of $21,750 in student loans while working on their egree.

UMGC also took the #4 spot in our Best Computer Information Systems Schools in Maryland rankings.

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$8,900 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Anne Arundel Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Computer Information Systems Schools in Maryland list. AACC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Arnold.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at AACC are $8,900 a year.

AACC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Computer Information Systems Schools in Maryland list.

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$6,918 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Community College of Baltimore County. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Computer Information Systems Schools in Maryland list. Located in the large suburb of Baltimore, CCBC is a public school with a large student population.

CCBC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,918 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that CIS majors at CCBC take out is $9,619.

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$8,562 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bowie State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Computer Information Systems Schools in Maryland list. Located in the large suburb of Bowie, Bowie State University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Bowie State University are $8,562 per year.

Bowie State University did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Computer Information Systems Schools in Maryland list.

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$6,390 Average Tuition & Fees

Hagerstown Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for computer information systems students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Hagerstown, HCC is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at HCC are $6,390 per year.

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$7,444 Average Tuition & Fees

Frederick Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computer Information Systems Schools in Maryland ranking. Located in the small city of Frederick, Frederick Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Frederick Community College are $7,444 per year.

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#7

Salisbury University

Salisbury, MD
$10,188 Average Tuition & Fees

Salisbury University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for computer information systems students. It came in at #7 on the list. Salisbury is a moderately-sized public school located in the small suburb of Salisbury.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Salisbury are $10,188 per year. CIS majors at Salisbury take out an average of $20,592 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#9

Towson University

Towson, MD
$10,464 Average Tuition & Fees

Towson University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computer Information Systems Schools in Maryland ranking. Located in the city of Towson, Towson is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Towson are $10,464 per year. After completing their degree, CIS graduates from Towson carry an average student debtload of $21,888. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $292.

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$10,955 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Maryland - College Park ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Computer Information Systems Schools in Maryland list. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UMCP undergraduate students pay an average of $10,955 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, CIS majors at UMCP accumulate an average of around $19,500 in student debt.

UMCP not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Computer Information Systems Schools in Maryland list.

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Best Value Computer Information Systems Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Computer Information Systems Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 3,773
New York 5,696
New Jersey 3,112
District of Columbia 137
Delaware 250

One of 10 majors within the computer science area of study, computer information systems has other similar majors worth exploring.

CIS Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Computer & Information Sciences 51,681
Information Technology 31,531
Informatics 2,726
Other Computer & Information Sciences 1,887
Artificial Intelligence 518
Human-Centered Technology Design 91

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Science 59,565
Information Technology 40,555
Information Science 18,325
Computer Systems Networking 14,700
Computer Software & Applications 14,336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 17 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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