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2023 Best Value Computer Software Applications Associate Degree Schools in New York

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$19,718 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$26,431 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer Software & Applications Associate Degree School for You

Computer Software & Applications is one of the most popular subjects to study in New York. With 1,261 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 5th out of all the majors we track in the state.

With all the computer science programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 Software Applications Associate Degree Schools in New York ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in New York to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for computer software 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 Software & Applications Associate Degree Schools in New York

Check out the computer software associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best New York Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Computer Software Applications

Our analysis found Hudson Valley Community College to be the best value school for computer software and applications students who want to pursue a associate degree in New York. HVCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Troy.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at HVCC are $5,964 per year. The average amount in student loans that computer software majors at HVCC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $16,101.

HVCC also made our Best Computer Software Applications Associate Degree Schools in New York list, coming in at #4.

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Out of the 4 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Borough of Manhattan Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of New York, BMCC is a public school with a large student population.

BMCC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,170 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Associate Degree, computer software majors at BMCC accumulate an average of around $8,210 in student debt.

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#3

Touro College

New York, NY

Out of the 4 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Touro College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of New York, Touro is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Touro are $18,908 a year.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Pace University - New York helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value computer software and applications schools in New York. Pace University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

Pace University undergraduate students pay an average of $48,830 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Computer Software & Applications Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Maryland 75
Pennsylvania 509
New Jersey 107
District of Columbia 106
Delaware 35

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

Computer Software Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Web & Multimedia Design 5,300
Data Modeling/Warehousing & Database Administration 3,756
Computer Graphics 2,988
Other Computer Software & Media Applications 1,438
Modeling, Virtual Environments & Simulation 854

Majors Similar to Computer Software

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 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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