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2023 Best Value Computer Programming Graduate Certificate Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

8 Colleges
$28,897 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Computer Programming Graduate Certificate School for You

Computer Programming is the #169 most popular major in the country with 490 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Computer Programming Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the United States to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for programming 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Computer Programming Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States

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

Best Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Computer Programming

Our 2023 rankings named American Public University System the best value school in the United States for computer programming students working on their graduate certificate. American Military University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the town of Charles Town.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at American Military University are $7,050 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, American Military University also is in the top 15% of our Best Computer Programming Graduate Certificate Schools ranking.

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Out of the 8 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Teaneck, FDU is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at FDU are $10,722 per year.

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#3

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Virginia Tech. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Computer Programming Graduate Certificate Schools list. Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Blacksburg.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Virginia Tech are $31,443 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Virginia Tech also did well on our Best Computer Programming Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Out of the 8 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. FDU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Madison.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at FDU are $10,722 per year.

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#5

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Harvard University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Computer Programming Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Harvard are $52,170 a year.

Harvard excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Computer Programming Graduate Certificate Schools list.

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Colorado State University - Fort Collins did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for computer programming students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Colorado State are $29,043 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Colorado State also did well on our Best Computer Programming Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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University of Missouri - St Louis ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Computer Programming Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, UMSL is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UMSL are $30,756 a year.

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Tulane University of Louisiana did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for computer programming students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Tulane is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New Orleans.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Tulane are $61,130 a year.

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 20,748
Computer Science 15,813
Information Technology 10,754
Information Science 6,934
Computer Software & Applications 4,047

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 8 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to luis gomes.

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