2023 Best Value Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Information Technology Graduate Certificate School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, information technology was ranked #42 in the country. In fact 40,555 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Plains States Region 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.
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. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region
Check out the IT graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Information Technology
Our analysis found Minnesota State University - Mankato to be the best value school for information technology students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the city of Mankato.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Minnesota State Mankato are $9,308 a year.
Minnesota State Mankato also claimed a spot on our Best Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
Out of the 9 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Metropolitan State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Metro State is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Saint Paul.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Metro State are $10,237 a year.
Full Information Technology at Metropolitan State University Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at North Dakota State University are $12,028 per year.
Full Information Technology at North Dakota State University - Main Campus Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Capella University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.
Capella University graduate students pay an average of $14,784 in tuition and fees each year.
Read full report on Information Technology at Capella University
The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Nebraska at Omaha helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value information technology schools in the Plains States Region . UNOMAHA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Omaha.
UNOMAHA graduate students pay an average of $16,374 in tuition and fees each year.
Full Information Technology at University of Nebraska at Omaha Report
Iowa State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate information technology programs. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Ames.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Iowa State are $26,948 a year.
Read full report on Information Technology at Iowa State University
Washington University in St Louis came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
WUSTL graduate students pay an average of $58,288 in tuition and fees each year.
Read full report on Information Technology at Washington University in St Louis
With a ranking of #9, University of Missouri - St Louis did quite well on this year’s best value schools for information technology students working on their graduate certificate. UMSL is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UMSL are $30,756 a year.
Read full report on Information Technology at University of Missouri - St Louis
Best Information Technology Colleges by State
Explore the best information technology colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Missouri | 266 |
| Minnesota | 843 |
| Kansas | 147 |
| Iowa | 182 |
| Nebraska | 398 |
| North Dakota | 37 |
| South Dakota | 190 |
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Information Technology Related Majors for IT
Information Technology is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 9 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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