Find Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

Best Value Computer Software Applications Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota

Find Schools Near

2023 Best Value Computer Software Applications Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$14,427 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Computer Software & Applications Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 216 degrees and certificates were awarded to computer software and applications students who went to a Minnesota college or university. This makes it the #74 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

The Best Value Computer Software Applications Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 3 schools in Minnesota to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for computer software 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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Computer Software & Applications Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota

Check out the computer software 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 Software Applications

Our 2023 rankings named Minnesota State University - Mankato the best value school in Minnesota for computer software and applications students working on their graduate certificate. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Mankato.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Minnesota State Mankato are $9,308 a year.

Minnesota State Mankato did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Computer Software Applications Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota list.

Full Computer Software & Applications at Minnesota State University - Mankato Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Metropolitan State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Computer Software Applications Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota list. Metro State is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Saint Paul.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Metro State are $10,237 a year.

Read full report on Computer Software & Applications at Metropolitan State University

Out of the 3 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, University of St Thomas Minnesota landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, UST MN is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UST MN are $23,736 per year.

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

Read More…

Best Value Computer Software & Applications Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Computer Software & Applications Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 62
Kansas 14
Iowa 71
Nebraska 5
North Dakota 9
South Dakota 38

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Computer Science 59,565
Information Technology 40,555
Information Science 18,325
Computer Systems Networking 14,700

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.

Featured Schools

Find Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited colleges across the U.S.