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2023 Best Value Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$15,610 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$76,049 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Information Technology Graduate Certificate School for You

Information Technology is the #44 most popular major in Michigan with 637 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Michigan to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for IT 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 Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan

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

Best Michigan Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Information Technology

#1

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

Our 2023 rankings named Ferris State University the best value school in Michigan for information technology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the distant town of Big Rapids, Ferris is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Ferris are $8,232 per year.

Ferris also took the #5 spot in our Best Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan rankings.

Full Information Technology at Ferris State University Report

#2

Baker College

Owosso, MI

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Baker College is a great value for information technology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the distant town of Owosso, Baker College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Baker College graduate students pay an average of $12,750 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Information Technology at Baker College

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Grand Valley State University is a great value for information technology students working on their graduate certificate. GVSU is a very large public school located in the suburb of Allendale.

GVSU graduate students pay an average of $17,904 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Information Technology at Grand Valley State University Report

#4

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Central Michigan University is a great value for information technology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Central Michigan are $15,644 per year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Lawrence Technological University is a great value for information technology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Southfield, Lawrence Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Lawrence Tech are $18,436 per year.

Full Information Technology at Lawrence Technological University Report

Best Value Information Technology Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Information Technology Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Ohio 485
Illinois 510
Indiana 553
Wisconsin 376

Information Technology is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to IT

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Computer Science 59,565
Information Science 18,325
Computer Systems Networking 14,700
Computer Software & Applications 14,336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 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 Craig Dennis.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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