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2023 Best Value Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$15,610 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$76,049 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Information Technology Graduate Certificate School for You

Information Technology is the #55 most popular major in Michigan with 127 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 Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in Michigan to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for IT students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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.

2023 Best Value Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan

Check out the IT graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Michigan Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Information Technology

#1

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

Our 2023 rankings named Ferris State University the best value school in Michigan for information technology students working on their graduate certificate. Ferris is a large public school located in the distant town of Big Rapids.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Ferris are $8,232 a year.

Ferris also took the #5 spot in our Best Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan rankings.

Read full report on Information Technology at Ferris State University

#2

Baker College

Owosso, MI

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Baker College is a great value for information technology students working on their graduate certificate. Baker College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Owosso.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Baker College are $12,750 per year.

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Out of the 5 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Grand Valley State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Allendale, GVSU is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at GVSU are $17,904 per year.

Read full report on Information Technology at Grand Valley State University

#4

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

Out of the 5 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Michigan University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Central Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Central Michigan are $15,644 per year.

Full Information Technology at Central Michigan University Report

Out of the 5 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Lawrence Technological University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Lawrence Tech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Southfield.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Lawrence Tech are $18,436 per year.

Read full report on Information Technology at Lawrence Technological University

Best Value Information Technology Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Information Technology Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 132
Ohio 25
Indiana 116
Wisconsin 27

One of 9 majors within the area of study, information technology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 20,748
Computer Science 15,813
Information Science 6,934
Computer Software & Applications 4,047
Computer Systems Analysis 817

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 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 Craig Dennis.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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