2023 Best Value Graduate Certificate Schools
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Data Analytics Graduate Certificate School for You
In 2020-2021, 1,338 people earned a degree or certificate in data analytics, making the major the #225 most popular in the United States.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Graduate Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for data analytics 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.
Best Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in
Our analysis found Park University to be the best value school for data analytics students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the United States. Park University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Parkville.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Park University are $6,435 per year.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Houston - Downtown helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value data analytics schools in the United States. UH Downtown is a large public school located in the large city of Houston.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UH Downtown are $15,991 a year.
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Out of the 6 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Metropolitan State University of Denver landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Denver, MSU Denver is a public college with a large student population.
MSU Denver graduate students pay an average of $12,792 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Graduate Certificate Schools list. Colorado State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fort Collins.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Colorado State are $29,043 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Colorado State also did well on our Best Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Out of the 6 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Florida landed the # 5 spot on the list. UNF is a fairly large public school located in the city of Jacksonville.
UNF graduate students pay an average of $21,930 in tuition and fees each year.
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Kennesaw State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Graduate Certificate Schools list. KSU Georgia is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Kennesaw.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at KSU Georgia are $21,174 per year.
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Data Analytics Related Majors for Data Analytics
One of 44 majors within the area of study, data analytics has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to Data Analytics
| 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 6 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).
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