2023 Best Value Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Information Technology Undergraduate 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 18 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate programs for IT students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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.
Top 10 Best Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Madison Area Technical College to be the best value school for information technology students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Madison, Madison College is a public school with a large student population.
Madison College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,769 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, IT graduates from Madison College carry an average student debtload of $17,251.
Madison College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Oakland Community College is a great value for information technology students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Bloomfield Hills, Oakland Community College is a public college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Oakland Community College are $5,200 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeast Wisconsin Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. NWTC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Green Bay.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NWTC are $6,849 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, NWTC also did well on our Best Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Western Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value information technology schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of La Crosse, Western Technical College is a public college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Western Technical College are $6,687 per year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, IT graduates from Western Technical College carry an average student debtload of $10,782.
Western Technical College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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Out of the 18 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Waukesha County Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Pewaukee, WCTC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WCTC are $6,603 a year.
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Southwestern Illinois College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate information technology programs. SWIC is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Belleville.
SWIC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,940 in tuition and fees each year.
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Moraine Park Technical College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate information technology programs. Moraine Park Technical College is a small public school located in the small city of Fond du Lac.
Moraine Park Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,683 in tuition and fees each year.
Moraine Park Technical College also claimed a spot on our Best Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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With a ranking of #8, Gateway Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for information technology students working on their undergraduate certificate. Gateway Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Kenosha.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Gateway Technical College are $6,803 a year. The average amount in student loans that IT majors at Gateway Technical College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $18,106.
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Ivy Tech Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Ivy Tech Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ivy Tech Community College are $8,927 per year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, IT graduates from Ivy Tech Community College carry an average student debtload of $30,445.
Ivy Tech Community College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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With a ranking of #10, Southwest Wisconsin Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for information technology students working on their undergraduate certificate. Southwest Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Fennimore.
Southwest Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $6,683 in tuition and fees each year.
Southwest Tech not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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Request InformationBest Information Technology Colleges by State
Explore the best information technology schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 637 |
| Ohio | 485 |
| Illinois | 510 |
| Indiana | 553 |
| Wisconsin | 376 |
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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 18 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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