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2023 Best Value Computer Software Applications Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

18 Colleges
$30,863 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$76,671 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer Software & Applications Master's Degree School for You

Computer Software & Applications is the #58 most popular major in the country with 4,047 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Computer Software Applications Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which master's degree 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

Top 10 Best Computer Software & Applications Master's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Clarion University of Pennsylvania to be the best value school for computer software and applications students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Clarion University is a small public school located in the town of Clarion.

Clarion University graduate students pay an average of $13,862 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Computer Software & Applications at Clarion University of Pennsylvania Report

Out of the 18 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

GWU graduate students pay an average of $32,904 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, GWU also did well on our Best Computer Software Applications Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Computer Software & Applications at George Washington University Report

#3

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Out of the 18 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pennsylvania landed the # 3 spot on the list. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

UPenn graduate students pay an average of $42,932 in tuition and fees each year.

UPenn also made our Best Computer Software Applications Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list, coming in at #4.

Read full report on Computer Software & Applications at University of Pennsylvania

#4

Marist College

Poughkeepsie, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Marist College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Computer Software Applications Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Marist is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Poughkeepsie.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Marist are $15,760 a year.

Full Computer Software & Applications at Marist College Report

#5

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Duquesne University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Computer Software Applications Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Duquesne is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Duquesne are $24,534 a year.

Read full report on Computer Software & Applications at Duquesne University

#6

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ

Rowan University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree computer software and applications programs. Located in the suburb of Glassboro, Rowan is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Rowan graduate students pay an average of $16,146 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Computer Software & Applications at Rowan University Report

#7

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

Carnegie Mellon University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree computer software and applications programs. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Carnegie Mellon are $47,347 a year.

Carnegie Mellon also made our Best Computer Software Applications Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list, coming in at #3.

Full Computer Software & Applications at Carnegie Mellon University Report

#8

Robert Morris University

Moon Township, PA

Robert Morris University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree computer software and applications programs. RMU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Moon Township.

Read full report on Computer Software & Applications at Robert Morris University

#9

Stockton University

Galloway, NJ

Stockton University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Computer Software Applications Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Galloway, Stockton State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Stockton State are $22,247 per year.

Full Computer Software & Applications at Stockton University Report

#10

Touro College

New York, NY

Touro College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Computer Software Applications Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Touro is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Touro are $13,258 per year.

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Best Computer Software & Applications Colleges by State

Explore the best computer software and applications colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 435
Pennsylvania 185
Maryland 46
New Jersey 49
District of Columbia 106

One of 9 majors within the area of study, computer software and applications has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 20,748
Computer Science 15,813
Information Technology 10,754
Information Science 6,934
Computer Systems Analysis 817

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 18 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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