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2023 Best Value Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$9,380 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Computer Science Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, computer science students earned 690 degrees and certificates from a Missouri school, making the subject the 7th in the state.

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 Science Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Missouri 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. 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 Science Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri

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

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

Our 2023 rankings named Missouri University of Science and Technology the best value school in Missouri for computer science students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the remote town of Rolla, Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Missouri University of Science and Technology graduate students pay an average of $11,902 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Missouri University of Science and Technology also took the #3 spot in our Best Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri rankings.

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Out of the 2 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri State University - Springfield landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Missouri State are $6,858 per year.

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Best Value Computer Science Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 146
Iowa 323
Kansas 46
Nebraska 17
North Dakota 28

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

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 2 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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