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2023 Best Value Graduate Certificate Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$20,186 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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.

2023 Best Value Data Analytics Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Data Analytics Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Best Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in

#1

Park University

Parkville, MO

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 moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Parkville.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Park University are $6,435 a year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Houston - Downtown is a great value for data analytics students working on their graduate certificate. UH Downtown is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Houston.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UH Downtown are $15,991 per 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 city of Denver, MSU Denver is a public school 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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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Colorado State University - Fort Collins helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value data analytics schools in the United States. Colorado State is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Fort Collins.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Colorado State are $29,043 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Colorado State also is in the top 20% of our Best Graduate Certificate Schools ranking.

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#5

University of North Florida

Jacksonville, FL

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 large public school located in the large city of Jacksonville.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNF are $21,930 a year.

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Kennesaw State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Graduate Certificate Schools list. KSU Georgia is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Kennesaw.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at KSU Georgia are $21,174 a year.

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Data Analytics by Region

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Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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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