2023 Best Value Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Computer Science Graduate Certificate School for You
Computer Science is the #21 most popular major in the country with 15,813 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in the United States to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for compsci students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
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. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States
Check out the compsci graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 10 Best Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Seattle University to be the best value school for computer science students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the United States. Seattle U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Seattle.
Seattle U graduate students pay an average of $14,310 in tuition and fees each year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Missouri State University - Springfield. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Missouri State are $12,618 a year.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Memphis helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value computer science schools in the United States. UofM is a very large public school located in the large city of Memphis.
UofM graduate students pay an average of $14,544 in tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 17 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri University of Science and Technology landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the town of Rolla, Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Missouri University of Science and Technology are $31,008 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Missouri University of Science and Technology also did well on our Best Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at North Carolina State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value computer science schools in the United States. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NC State are $29,690 per year.
NC State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools list.
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Kennesaw State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate computer science programs. Located in the suburb of Kennesaw, KSU Georgia is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at KSU Georgia are $21,174 per year.
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University of Idaho ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools list. U of I is a large public school located in the town of Moscow.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at U of I are $29,148 a year.
Worcester Polytechnic Institute did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for computer science students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. WPI is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Worcester.
WPI graduate students pay an average of $29,040 in tuition and fees each year.
WPI also claimed a spot on our Best Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
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California State University - Sacramento did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for computer science students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Sac State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Sacramento.
Sac State graduate students pay an average of $18,330 in tuition and fees each year.
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Drexel University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools list. Drexel is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Drexel are $37,074 per year.
Drexel excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools list.
Computer Science by Region
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Computer Science Related Majors for CompSci
One of 9 majors within the area of study, computer science has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Computer Information Systems | 20,748 |
| 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 17 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 Negative Space.
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