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2023 Best Value Computer Programming Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

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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.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Computer Programming Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.

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.

Check out the programming graduate certificate programs at this school if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Computer Programming Graduate Certificate School

Our 2023 rankings named University of Missouri - St Louis the best value school in the Plains States Region for computer programming students working on their graduate certificate. UMSL is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

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

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Best Computer Programming Colleges by State

Explore the best computer programming schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 73
Iowa 28
Kansas 0

One of 9 majors within the area of study, computer programming has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 values are for the top school 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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