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2023 Best Value Computer Programming Schools in Rhode Island

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$18,894 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,288 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer Programming School for You

In 2020-2021, computer programming students earned 79 degrees and certificates from a Rhode Island school, making the subject the 5th in the state.

With all the computer science programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value Computer Programming 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 2 schools in Rhode Island to see which ones offered the best value programs for programming 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. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Computer Programming Schools in Rhode Island

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Computer Programming Colleges.

Best Rhode Island Schools for Affordable Quality in Computer Programming

$4,980 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Community College of Rhode Island the best value school in Rhode Island for computer programming students. Located in the city of Warwick, CCRI is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CCRI are $4,980 per year. After completing their degree, programming graduates from CCRI carry an average student debtload of $12,750.

CCRI did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Computer Programming Schools in Rhode Island list.

Full Computer Programming at Community College of Rhode Island Report

$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 #2 on this year’s Best Value Computer Programming Schools in Rhode Island list. New England Tech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of East Greenwich.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at New England Tech are $32,807 a year. The average amount in student loans that programming majors at New England Tech take out is $27,526.

New England Tech did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Computer Programming Schools in Rhode Island list.

Full Computer Programming at New England Institute of Technology Report

Best Value Computer Programming Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 131
Connecticut 25
Vermont 26
New Hampshire 3
Maine 2

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

Programming Focus Areas

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

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 averages are for the top 2 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to luis gomes.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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