John Jay Is #4 Nationwide in Most Affordable Computer Science & Cybersecurity Programs

John Jay College of Criminal Justice is #4 nationwide in University HQ’s 2026 list of most affordable computer science and cybersecurity programs. University HQ is an independent educational organization that provides independent college rankings using a proprietary formula that includes tuition, acceptance rate, retention rate and graduation rate. Learn more about their methodology.

Committed to educating fierce advocates for justice, this recognition reflects John Jay’s mission to provide students from historically underrepresented communities with access to higher education and the economic, social and other benefits of earning a college degree. With tuition a fraction of the average cost of attending comparable colleges nationwide, 85% of John Jay students graduate with $0 student debt. Learn more about the affordability of a John Jay degree. 

John Jay is also ranked #1 nationwide for forensic psych and forensic science programs, #3 nationwide for sending Black students to law school and #13 for Hispanic students, #4 nationwide for social mobility by US News & World Report, #5 nationwide in Best Value by the Wall Street Journal, #5 in the Northeast for Best Bang for the Buck by Washington Monthly, #8 nationwide on Colleges with the Highest Payoff by Forbes Magazine and a Best College in America by Money magazine.