2023 Best Value Computer Programming Associate Degree Schools in Maryland

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

Finding the Best Computer Programming Associate Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, computer programming was ranked 8th in Maryland. In fact, 14 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Computer Science Degree Search has created its Best Value Computer Programming Associate Degree Schools in Maryland ranking.

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.

Check out the programming associate degree programs at this school if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Computer Programming Associate Degree School

Best Value Computer Programming Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Computer Programming Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania	99
New York	343
New Jersey	220
Delaware	18

Majors Related to Programming

Computer Programming is one of 10 different types of computer science programs to choose from.

Programming Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Computer Programming	8,750
App Specific Computer Programming	2,411
Computer Programming Certifications	278
Computer Programming, Specific Platforms	173
Computer Game Programming	169
Other Computer Programming	158

Majors Similar to Programming

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems	88,434
Computer Science	59,565
Information Technology	40,555
Information Science	18,325
Computer Systems Networking	14,700

Notes and References

*These values are for the top school 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 luis gomes.

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