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2023 Best Value Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$38,136 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Computer Science Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, computer science was ranked #12 in the country. In fact 59,565 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the New England Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for compsci students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for compsci majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Best New England Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Computer Science

Our analysis found Worcester Polytechnic Institute to be the best value school for computer science students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the New England Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Worcester, WPI is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at WPI are $29,040 per year.

WPI also took the #3 spot in our Best Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region rankings.

Full Computer Science at Worcester Polytechnic Institute Report

#2

Tufts University

Medford, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tufts University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Tufts are $55,216 a year.

Tufts also made our Best Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list, coming in at #2.

Read full report on Computer Science at Tufts University

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. UMass Dartmouth is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of North Dartmouth.

UMass Dartmouth graduate students pay an average of $30,153 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Computer Science at University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

Best Computer Science Colleges by State

Explore the best computer science schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 3,611
Connecticut 248
New Hampshire 540
Maine 144
Rhode Island 390
Vermont 209

One of 10 majors within the area of study, computer science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Negative Space.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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