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2023 Best Value Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools in California

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$34,945 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$65,436 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate School for You

With 567 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, computer information systems is the #44 most popular major in California.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in California to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for CIS students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 Systems Graduate Certificate Schools in California

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Best California Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Computer Information Systems

Our 2023 rankings named California State University - Dominguez Hills the best value school in California for computer information systems students working on their graduate certificate. CSUDH is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Carson.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at CSUDH are $8,494 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at USC are $61,396 a year.

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Best Value Computer Information Systems Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Computer Information Systems Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 538
Oregon 19
Nevada 10

Computer Information Systems is one of 9 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to CIS

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Science 15,813
Information Technology 10,754
Information Science 6,934
Computer Software & Applications 4,047
Computer Systems Analysis 817

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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