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2023 Best Value Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$34,491 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$76,049 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Information Technology Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 241 degrees and certificates were awarded to information technology students who went to a Massachusetts college or university. This makes it the #57 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Value Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 4 schools in Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts

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

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

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Harvard University the best value school in Massachusetts for information technology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Harvard graduate students pay an average of $52,170 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Harvard also took the #1 spot in our Best Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts rankings.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Massachusetts - Lowell is a great value for information technology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMass Lowell are $15,210 per year.

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Out of the 4 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of North Dartmouth, UMass Dartmouth is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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#4

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Brandeis University is a great value for information technology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Waltham, Brandeis is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Brandeis are $53,618 a year.

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Best Value Information Technology Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value Information Technology Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 9
Rhode Island 53
New Hampshire 14
Maine 6
Vermont 38

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 4 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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