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2023 Best Value Computer Software Applications Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$5,824 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$43,367 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer Software & Applications Undergraduate 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Computer Software Applications Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Minnesota to see which undergraduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for computer software students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Computer Software & Applications Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Best Minnesota Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Computer Software Applications

#1

Hennepin Technical College

Brooklyn Park, MN

Our 2023 rankings named Hennepin Technical College the best value school in Minnesota for computer software and applications students working on their undergraduate certificate. Hennepin Technical College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Brooklyn Park.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Hennepin Technical College are $5,741 per year.

Read full report on Computer Software & Applications at Hennepin Technical College

Out of the 2 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Minneapolis Community and Technical College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Minneapolis.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Minneapolis Community and Technical College are $5,906 a year.

Full Computer Software & Applications at Minneapolis Community and Technical College Report

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 2 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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