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2023 Best Value Computer Software Applications Schools in Rhode Island

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$34,379 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$27,118 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer Software & Applications School for You

In 2020-2021, computer software and applications students earned 117 degrees and certificates from a Rhode Island school, making the subject the 3rd in the state.

Today's computer science students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Software Applications Schools in Rhode Island ranking is one of many tools that Computer Science Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Rhode Island to see which programs offered the best value experiences for computer software 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 Software & Applications Schools in Rhode Island

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

Best Rhode Island Schools for Affordable Quality in Computer Software Applications

$32,807 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named New England Institute of Technology the best value school in Rhode Island for computer software and applications students. Located in the suburb of East Greenwich, New England Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

New England Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $32,807 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that computer software majors at New England Tech take out is $30,083.

New England Tech not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Computer Software Applications Schools in Rhode Island list.

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$35,950 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johnson & Wales University - Providence. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Computer Software Applications Schools in Rhode Island list. JWU Providence is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Providence.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at JWU Providence are $35,950 per year. Computer Software majors at JWU Providence take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $363, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

JWU Providence also took the #5 spot in our Best Computer Software Applications Schools in Rhode Island rankings.

Read full report on Computer Software & Applications at Johnson & Wales University - Providence

Best Value Computer Software & Applications Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 1,076
Connecticut 39
Vermont 52
New Hampshire 361
Maine 4

Computer Software & Applications is one of 10 different types of computer science programs to choose from.

Computer Software Concentrations

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

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 Negative Space.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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