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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$22,183 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$65,430 Avg Salary

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

Computer & Information Sciences is one of the most popular subjects to study in Missouri. With 3,607 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 5th out of all the majors we track in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 7 schools in Missouri to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for computer and information sciences students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri

Check out the computer and information sciences graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

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

#1

Park University

Parkville, MO

Our 2023 rankings named Park University the best value school in Missouri for computer and information sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Park University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Parkville.

Park University graduate students pay an average of $6,435 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Missouri University of Science and Technology. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Rolla.

Missouri University of Science and Technology graduate students pay an average of $11,902 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Missouri University of Science and Technology not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Missouri - Columbia helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value computer and information sciences schools in Missouri. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Mizzou are $11,255 a year.

Mizzou also made our Best Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list, coming in at #2.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri State University - Springfield. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list. Missouri State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Springfield.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Missouri State are $6,858 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - St Louis. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list. UMSL is a large public school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UMSL are $12,528 a year.

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#6

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

Saint Louis University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri ranking. Located in the city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at SLU are $22,614 per year.

SLU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list.

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Washington University in St Louis ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

WUSTL graduate students pay an average of $58,288 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

WUSTL did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list.

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Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 1,206
Minnesota 3,852
Iowa 1,713
South Dakota 615
Nebraska 1,395
North Dakota 314

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

Majors Similar to Computer & Information Sciences

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 7 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.

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