2023 Best Value Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
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 lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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.
The Best Value Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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.
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.
Best Middle Atlantic Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Computer Science
Our 2023 rankings named Drexel University the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for computer science students working on their graduate certificate. Drexel is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Drexel are $37,074 per year.
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Out of the 3 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Stevens Institute of Technology landed the # 2 spot on the list. Stevens is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Hoboken.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Stevens are $39,556 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Stevens is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Columbia University in the City of New York helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value computer science schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Columbia are $52,924 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Columbia also did well on our Best Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Request InformationBest Computer Science Colleges by State
Explore the best computer science schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 1,957 |
| New York | 6,508 |
| Maryland | 1,639 |
| New Jersey | 853 |
| District of Columbia | 494 |
| Delaware | 74 |
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Computer Science Related Majors for CompSci
Computer Science is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to CompSci
| 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 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).
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