2022 Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Computer Science is the 19th most popular major in the country with 53,722 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, computer science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $66,561 and had an average of $23,565 in loans still to pay off.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 12,651 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 191 colleges that offered a degree in computer science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality computer science programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the computer science program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s.
Top 25 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Computer Science
Out of the 191 schools in the Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Provo landed the #1 spot on the list. BYU is located in Provo, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 24 masters’s compsci degrees to qualified students.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at BYU are $7,510.
Full Brigham Young University - Provo Computer Science Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Seattle University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s list. Located in Seattle, Washington, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 45 degrees to qualified masters’s compsci students in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Seattle U are $14,040.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s. North Dakota State University - Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Fargo, North Dakota that handed out 12 masters’s compsci degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at North Dakota State University are $11,589, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwest Missouri State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s list. Northwest is a medium-sized public school situated in Maryville, Missouri. It awarded 160 masters’s compsci degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Northwest Missouri State University are $6,673.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri State University - Springfield. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s list. Missouri State is located in Springfield, Missouri and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 masters’s compsci degrees to qualified students.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Missouri State are $12,042, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
University of Nebraska at Omaha came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s ranking. University of Nebraska at Omaha is a fairly large school located in Omaha, Nebraska that handed out 25 masters’s compsci degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at UNOMAHA are $16,374, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Lewis University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s ranking. Located in Romeoville, Illinois, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 35 diplomas to qualified masters’s compsci students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Lewis are $14,780, but some majors have different tuition rates.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s list. Champaign, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s compsci degrees to 384 students in 2019-2020.
UIUC also took the #11 spot in our “Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are $30,083.
Full University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Computer Science Report
University of Central Missouri came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s ranking. University of Central Missouri is a public institution located in Warrensburg, Missouri. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 234 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UCM are $16,394.
With a ranking of #10, Bradley University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s list. Bradley University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Peoria, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 14 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Bradley University are $17,040.
With a ranking of #11, Fitchburg State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s list. Fitchburg State University is a medium-sized school located in Fitchburg, Massachusetts that handed out 16 masters’s compsci degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Fitchburg State University are $6,012, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Read full report on Computer Science at Fitchburg State University
Villanova University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s list. This fairly large school is located in Villanova, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 19 masters’s compsci degrees in 2019-2020.
On top of its placing in this ranking, Villanova also did well on our “Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools” list. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our “Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Villanova University are $20,719, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Cornell University ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s list. Cornell is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Ithaca, New York. It awarded 279 masters’s compsci degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cornell, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell are $30,042, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s ranking. Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is a large private for-profit school situated in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It awarded 136 masters’s compsci degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs are $14,413, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Arizona State University - Skysong did quite well in the 2022 Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #15. This large school is located in Scottsdale, Arizona, and it awarded 16 masters’s compsci degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Skysong are $6,724, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Northern Illinois University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s ranking. Northern Illinois University is a fairly large school located in Dekalb, Illinois that handed out 65 masters’s compsci degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Northern Illinois University are $11,086, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Read more about Computer Science at Northern Illinois University
With a ranking of #17, Hood College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s list. Frederick, Maryland is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s compsci degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Hood College are $9,070.
Saint Cloud State University ranked #18 on this year’s Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s list. St. Cloud State University is a fairly large public school situated in Saint Cloud, Minnesota. It awarded 9 masters’s compsci degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Saint Cloud State University are $12,904, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Read more about Computer Science at St. Cloud State University
Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #19 on this year’s Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s list. Texas A&M University - College Station is a public institution located in College Station, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 99 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M College Station are $22,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
With a ranking of #20, Iowa State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s list. Iowa State University is a large public school situated in Ames, Iowa. It awarded 37 masters’s compsci degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State are $25,948.
Texas State University ranked #21 on this year’s Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s list. San Marcos, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s compsci degrees to 41 students in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas State University are $17,040.
University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the #22 spot on the 2022 Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s ranking. This large school is located in Charlotte, North Carolina, and it awarded 296 masters’s compsci degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Charlotte are $21,055, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Purdue University - Main Campus came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s ranking. Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 58 masters’s compsci degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Purdue is also in the top of our “Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category. Average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue are $28,794, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Read full report on Computer Science at Purdue University - Main Campus
Michigan Technological University ranked #24 on this year’s Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s list. Michigan Tech is a medium-sized school located in Houghton, Michigan that handed out 9 masters’s compsci degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan Technological University are $21,996.
Read more about Computer Science at Michigan Technological University
North Carolina State University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s ranking. This large school is located in Raleigh, North Carolina, and it awarded 281 masters’s compsci degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at NC State, the school also landed the #25 spot in our “Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Carolina State University are $28,999, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Notes and References
References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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Footnotes
- *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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