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2023 Best Value Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$16,228 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$65,436 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 635 degrees and certificates were awarded to computer information systems students who went to a Virginia college or university. This makes it the #17 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in Virginia to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for CIS 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 Systems Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia

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

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

#1

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Our 2023 rankings named Virginia Tech the best value school in Virginia for computer information systems students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Virginia Tech are $16,522 a year.

Virginia Tech also made our Best Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list, coming in at #2.

Full Computer Information Systems at Virginia Tech Report

#2

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Mason University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at GMU are $16,644 a year.

GMU also took the #3 spot in our Best Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia rankings.

Read full report on Computer Information Systems at George Mason University

Out of the 3 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Commonwealth University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Richmond, VCU is a public college with a very large student population.

VCU graduate students pay an average of $15,518 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Computer Information Systems at Virginia Commonwealth University

Best Value Computer Information Systems Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Computer Information Systems Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 903
Georgia 2,574
North Carolina 122
Tennessee 119
Kentucky 513
Louisiana 19
Alabama 160
South Carolina 105
Mississippi 46
Arkansas 163
West Virginia 11

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 3 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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