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2023 Best Computational Science Graduate Certificate Schools

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Finding the Best Computational Science Graduate Certificate School for You

Computational Science is the #224 most popular major in the country with 1,360 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Computational Science Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Computational Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States

Check out the computational science graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Computational Science

#1

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Our analysis found University of Pennsylvania to be the best school for computational science students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the United States. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Indiana University - Bloomington helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best computational science schools in the United States. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Bloomington.

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#3

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Stony Brook University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Computational Science Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public college with a very large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Computational Science Graduate Certificate Schools list. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.

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#5

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend George Mason University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Computational Science Graduate Certificate Schools list. GMU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Fairfax.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for computational science students working on their graduate certificate. University of Oklahoma is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Norman.

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#7

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

With a ranking of #7, Michigan State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for computational science students working on their graduate certificate. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the city of East Lansing.

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#8

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

San Diego State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for computational science students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. SDSU is a very large public school located in the city of San Diego.

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One of 44 majors within the area of study, computational science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Computational Science

Related Major Annual Graduates
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 34,975
Biological & Physical Science 30,075
Interdisciplinary Studies 9,074
International Studies 7,368
Nutrition Science 5,330

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 8 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).
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