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Best Value Computer Science Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

2023 Best Value Computer Science Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

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$0 Avg Tuition & Fees*
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Finding the Best Computer Science Undergraduate 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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value Computer Science Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision.

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. 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.

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

Best Computer Science Undergraduate Certificate School

Our 2023 rankings named University of Missouri - St Louis the best value school in the Plains States Region for computer science students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, UMSL is a public college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMSL are $30,570 per year.

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Best Computer Science Colleges by State

Explore the best computer science colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 1,360
Minnesota 1,411
Kansas 229
Iowa 755
Nebraska 122
North Dakota 113
South Dakota 38

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

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 values are for the top school 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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