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2023 Best Value Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$9,879 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$76,049 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Information Technology Graduate Certificate School for You

Information Technology is the #26 most popular major in Minnesota with 295 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

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 Minnesota to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in Minnesota 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 Minnesota

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

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

Our analysis found Minnesota State University - Mankato to be the best value school for information technology students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Minnesota. Located in the small city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Minnesota State Mankato are $9,308 a year.

Minnesota State Mankato not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota list.

Read full report on Information Technology at Minnesota State University - Mankato

Out of the 4 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Metropolitan State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Metro State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Metro State are $10,237 per year.

Read full report on Information Technology at Metropolitan State University

#3

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Capella University is a great value for information technology students working on their graduate certificate. Capella University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

Capella University graduate students pay an average of $14,784 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Information Technology at Capella University

Best Value Information Technology Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 162
Iowa 54
Kansas 38
Nebraska 109
North Dakota 18
South Dakota 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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