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Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

24 Colleges
$11,011 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$30,754 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 254,454 computer and information sciences students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #5 most popular in the country.

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'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.

The Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 24 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate programs for computer and information sciences 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 Computer & Information Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found Madison Area Technical College to be the best value school for computer and information sciences students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Madison, Madison College is a public college with a large student population.

Madison College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,769 in tuition and fees each year.

Madison College also made our Best Computer & Information Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #2.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Moraine Park Technical College is a great value for computer and information sciences students working on their undergraduate certificate. Moraine Park Technical College is a small public school located in the small city of Fond du Lac.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Moraine Park Technical College are $6,683 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Moraine Park Technical College also did well on our Best Computer & Information Sciences 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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#3

Oakland Community College

Bloomfield Hills, MI

Out of the 24 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oakland Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Bloomfield Hills, Oakland Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Oakland Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,200 in tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value computer and information sciences schools in the Great Lakes Region . NWTC is a large public school located in the medium-sized 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 Computer & Information Sciences 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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#5

Western Technical College

La Crosse, WI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of La Crosse, Western Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

Western Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,687 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Western Technical College also did well on our Best Computer & Information Sciences 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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Waukesha County Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for computer and information sciences students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the suburb of Pewaukee, WCTC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

WCTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,603 in tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

Ivy Tech Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Ivy Tech Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Ivy Tech Community College are $8,927 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Ivy Tech Community College also is in the top 10% of our Best Computer & Information Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

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With a ranking of #8, Southwestern Illinois College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for computer and information sciences students working on their undergraduate certificate. 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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Gateway Technical College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Gateway Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Kenosha.

Gateway Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,803 in tuition and fees each year.

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Sinclair Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for computer and information sciences students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Sinclair Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Dayton.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Sinclair Community College are $8,076 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Sinclair Community College is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Computer & Information Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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Best Computer & Information Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best computer and information sciences colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 4,714
Michigan 5,071
Ohio 4,257
Illinois 8,392
Wisconsin 3,101

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 24 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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