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2023 Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

19 Colleges
$7,095 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.

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.

The Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 19 schools in the Plains States 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.

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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

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

Top 10 Best Computer & Information Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools

#1

Central Community College

Grand Island, NE

Our 2023 rankings named Central Community College the best value school in the Plains States Region for computer and information sciences students working on their undergraduate certificate. Central Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Grand Island.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Central Community College are $4,590 per year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Metropolitan Community College is a great value for computer and information sciences students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large city of Omaha, MCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

MCC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,680 in tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 19 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Alexandria Technical & Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. ATCC is a small public school located in the remote town of Alexandria.

ATCC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,910 in tuition and fees each year.

ATCC also claimed a spot on our Best Computer & Information Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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#4

Johnson County Community College

Overland Park, KS

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Johnson County Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Overland Park, JCCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

JCCC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,352 in tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Southeast Technical College

Sioux Falls, SD

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Southeast Technical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value computer and information sciences schools in the Plains States Region . 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.

In addition to its great value ranking, Southeast Tech is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Computer & Information Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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Dakota County Technical College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the rural area of Rosemount, DCTC is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at DCTC are $6,208 per year.

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Anoka-Ramsey 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 #7 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Coon Rapids, Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus are $5,515 per year.

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St Cloud Technical and Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. St Cloud Technical and Community College is a small public school located in the small city of Saint Cloud.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at St Cloud Technical and Community College are $5,874 per year.

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#9

Hennepin Technical College

Brooklyn Park, MN

Hennepin Technical College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate computer and information sciences programs. Hennepin Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Brooklyn Park.

Hennepin Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,741 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Hennepin Technical College is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Computer & Information Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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Ozarks Technical Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate computer and information sciences programs. Located in the city of Springfield, OTC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at OTC are $6,028 a year.

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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 Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 1,206
Minnesota 3,852
Iowa 1,713
South Dakota 615
Missouri 3,607
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 19 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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