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2023 Best Value Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$33,740 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Computer Science Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, computer science students earned 1,103 degrees and certificates from a Massachusetts school, making the subject the 9th in the state.

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 Science Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Massachusetts 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.

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 Science Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for compsci majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Best Massachusetts Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Computer Science

Our analysis found Worcester Polytechnic Institute to be the best value school for computer science students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Massachusetts. Located in the medium-sized city of Worcester, WPI is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at WPI are $29,040 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, WPI is ranked #3 for overall quality for compsci in Massachusetts.

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Out of the 3 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth landed the # 2 spot on the list. UMass Dartmouth is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of North Dartmouth.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UMass Dartmouth are $16,965 a year.

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#3

Tufts University

Medford, MA

Out of the 3 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Tufts University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Tufts are $55,216 per year.

Tufts also made our Best Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list, coming in at #2.

Full Computer Science at Tufts University Report

Best Value Computer Science Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value Computer Science Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 20
Rhode Island 106
New Hampshire 51
Maine 2
Vermont 14

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

Majors Similar to CompSci

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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Negative Space.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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