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2023 Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools in Rhode Island

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$36,598 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$58,436 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer & Information Sciences School for You

In 2020-2021, computer and information sciences students earned 186 degrees and certificates from a Rhode Island school, making the subject the 6th in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools in Rhode Island ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Rhode Island to see which ones offered the best value programs for computer and information sciences students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools in Rhode Island

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Colleges.

Best Rhode Island Schools for Affordable Quality in Computer & Information Sciences

$32,807 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named New England Institute of Technology the best value school in Rhode Island for computer and information sciences students. New England Tech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of East Greenwich.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at New England Tech are $32,807 per year.

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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 & Information Sciences Schools in Rhode Island list. Located in the midsize city of Providence, JWU Providence is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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#3

Brown University

Providence, RI
$62,304 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in Rhode Island that were part of this year’s ranking, Brown University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Brown is a large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Providence.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Brown are $62,304 a year.

Brown also took the #1 spot in our Best Computer & Information Sciences Schools in Rhode Island rankings.

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$15,332 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Rhode Island is a great value for computer and information sciences students. Located in the suburb of Kingston, URI is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at URI are $15,332 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, URI is ranked #5 for overall quality for computer and information sciences in Rhode Island.

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Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 3,510
Connecticut 252
New Hampshire 861
Maine 20
Vermont 121

Computer & Information Sciences Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 20,748
Computer Science 15,813
Information Technology 10,754
Information Science 6,934
Computer Software & Applications 4,047
Computer Systems Analysis 817
Computer Systems Networking 720
Computer Programming 490
Other Computer & Information Sciences 443
Data Processing 205

Related Major Annual Graduates
Engineering 61,791
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 28,851
Mathematics & Statistics 15,127
Physical Sciences 12,705
Engineering Technologies 7,672

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 Almonroth.

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