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2023 Best Value Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$16,914 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$65,436 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 681 degrees and certificates were awarded to computer information systems students who went to a Minnesota college or university. This makes it the #31 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Minnesota to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for CIS students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota

Check out the CIS graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Minnesota Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Computer Information Systems

Our 2023 rankings named Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota the best value school in Minnesota for computer information systems students working on their graduate certificate. SMU MN is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Winona.

SMU MN graduate students pay an average of $10,890 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Computer Information Systems at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of St Thomas Minnesota. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota list. UST MN is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UST MN are $23,736 a year.

UST MN also made our Best Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota list, coming in at #1.

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Best Value Computer Information Systems Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Computer Information Systems Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 1,395
Kansas 387
Iowa 490
Nebraska 602
North Dakota 96
South Dakota 243

Computer Information Systems is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Science 59,565
Information Technology 40,555
Information Science 18,325
Computer Systems Networking 14,700
Computer Software & Applications 14,336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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