2023 Best Value Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Computer Science Graduate Certificate School for You
Computer Science is the #12 most popular major in the country with 59,565 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 17 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for compsci 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. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Seattle University the best value school in the United States for computer science students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Seattle, Seattle U is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
Seattle U graduate students pay an average of $14,310 in tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Missouri State University - Springfield is a great value for computer science students working on their graduate certificate. Missouri State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Missouri State are $12,618 per year.
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Out of the 17 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Memphis landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Memphis, UofM is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UofM are $14,544 per year.
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Out of the 17 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri University of Science and Technology landed the # 4 spot on the list. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Rolla.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Missouri University of Science and Technology are $31,008 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Missouri University of Science and Technology is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools list.
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Out of the 17 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Raleigh.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NC State are $29,690 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, NC State also is in the top 10% of our Best Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools ranking.
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Kennesaw State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. KSU Georgia is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Kennesaw.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at KSU Georgia are $21,174 a year.
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With a ranking of #7, University of Idaho did quite well on this year’s best value schools for computer science students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Moscow, U of I is a public college with a large student population.
U of I graduate students pay an average of $29,148 in tuition and fees each year.
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Worcester Polytechnic Institute landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate computer science programs. Located in the city of Worcester, WPI is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
WPI graduate students pay an average of $29,040 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, WPI is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools list.
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With a ranking of #9, California State University - Sacramento did quite well on this year’s best value schools for computer science students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Sacramento, Sac State is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Sac State are $18,330 a year.
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Drexel University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Drexel graduate students pay an average of $37,074 in tuition and fees each year.
Drexel also claimed a spot on our Best Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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Majors Related to CompSci
One of 10 majors within the area of study, computer science has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Computer Information Systems | 88,434 |
| 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 17 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.
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