2023 Best Value Other Computer Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Other Computer & Information Sciences Undergraduate Certificate School for You
Other Computer & Information Sciences is the #253 most popular major in the country with 1,755 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Other Computer Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the United States to see which undergraduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for other computer science 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.
Best Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Other Computer Sciences
Our 2023 rankings named Southeast Technical College the best value school in the United States for other computer and information sciences students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Sioux Falls, Southeast Tech is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Southeast Tech are $7,650 a year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, other computer science majors at Southeast Tech accumulate an average of around $24,748 in student debt.
Southeast Tech also claimed a spot on our Best Other Computer Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Bossier Parish Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Other Computer Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Bossier City, Bossier Parish Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Bossier Parish Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,284 in tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 3 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Boston U are $59,816 per year.
Boston U also claimed a spot on our Best Other Computer Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
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Majors Related to Other Computer Science
One of 10 majors within the area of study, other computer and information sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to Other Computer Science
| 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).
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