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2023 Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$24,336 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$65,430 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, computer and information sciences students earned 10,192 degrees and certificates from a Maryland school, making the subject the 3rd in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Maryland to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for computer and information sciences 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland

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

Best Maryland Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Computer & Information Sciences

Our 2023 rankings named University of Maryland Global Campus the best value school in Maryland for computer and information sciences students working on their graduate certificate. UMGC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Adelphi.

UMGC graduate students pay an average of $9,342 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Computer & Information Sciences at University of Maryland Global Campus

#2

Towson University

Towson, MD

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Towson University is a great value for computer and information sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Towson is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Towson.

Towson graduate students pay an average of $11,034 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Computer & Information Sciences at Towson University

#3

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Johns Hopkins University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value computer and information sciences schools in Maryland. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Johns Hopkins are $61,202 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Johns Hopkins is ranked #1 for overall quality for computer and information sciences in Maryland.

Full Computer & Information Sciences at Johns Hopkins University Report

#4

University of Baltimore

Baltimore, MD

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Baltimore is a great value for computer and information sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Baltimore, UB is a public college with a small student population.

UB graduate students pay an average of $15,764 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Computer & Information Sciences at University of Baltimore

Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 5,444
Pennsylvania 9,652
New York 18,431
Delaware 808
District of Columbia 1,354

Computer & Information Sciences Majors to Study

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
Computer Software & Applications 14,336
Computer Programming 11,939
Computer Systems Analysis 2,338
Data Processing 1,955
Other Computer & Information Sciences 1,755
Data Entry 552

Related Major Annual Graduates
Engineering 198,468
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 177,778
Engineering Technologies 85,188
Mathematics & Statistics 52,396
Physical Sciences 50,306

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 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 Almonroth.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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