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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$41,236 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$65,643 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer Science Bachelor's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, computer science was the most popular one in Rhode Island. In total, 390 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in Rhode Island.

It's not easy to decide which computer science program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Computer Science Degree Search has developed this Best Value Computer Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in Rhode Island ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Rhode Island to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for compsci 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. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Computer Science Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Best Rhode Island Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Computer Science

#1

Brown University

Providence, RI

Our analysis found Brown University to be the best value school for computer science students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Rhode Island. Located in the city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Brown undergraduate students pay an average of $62,304 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, compsci majors at Brown accumulate an average of around $13,476 in student debt.

Brown also made our Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island list, coming in at #1.

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#2

Rhode Island College

Providence, RI

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Rhode Island College is a great value for computer science students working on their bachelor’s degree. RIC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Providence.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at RIC are $10,702 a year. On average, compsci graduates from RIC take out $26,830 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Johnson & Wales University - Providence helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value computer science schools in Rhode Island. JWU Providence is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Providence.

JWU Providence undergraduate students pay an average of $35,950 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

JWU Providence did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island list.

Full Computer Science at Johnson & Wales University - Providence Report

#4

Providence College

Providence, RI

Out of the 4 schools in Rhode Island that were part of this year’s ranking, Providence College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Providence, Providence is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Providence are $55,988 per year.

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

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Best Value Computer Science Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 3,611
Connecticut 248
Vermont 209
New Hampshire 540
Maine 144

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

CompSci Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Computer Science 59,565

Majors Similar to CompSci

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
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 4 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 Negative Space.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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