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2023 Best Value Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$16,914 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$65,436 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate School for You

With 326 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, computer information systems is the #24 most popular major in Minnesota.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Minnesota 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 Minnesota

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

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

Our analysis found Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota to be the best value school for computer information systems students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Minnesota. Located in the town of Winona, SMU MN is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at SMU MN are $10,890 a year.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of St Thomas Minnesota helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value computer information systems schools in Minnesota. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, UST MN is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UST MN are $23,736 a year.

UST MN did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota list.

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Best Value Computer Information Systems Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 394
Iowa 135
Kansas 75
Nebraska 79
South Dakota 76

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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