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2023 Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

1 College
$59,816 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$30,754 Avg Salary

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

Out of the majors we analyze each year, computer and information sciences was ranked 6th in Massachusetts. In fact, 8,328 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision.

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.

The following school tops our list of the Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Best Computer & Information Sciences Undergraduate Certificate School

#1

Boston University

Boston, MA

Our analysis found Boston University to be the best value school for computer and information sciences students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Massachusetts. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Boston U are $59,816 a year.

Boston U did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Computer & Information Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list.

Full Computer & Information Sciences at Boston University Report

Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 2,634
Maine 325
Rhode Island 911
Connecticut 1,227
Vermont 645

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 values are for the top school 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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