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2023 Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$18,496 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$65,430 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate School for You

Computer & Information Sciences is one of the most popular subjects to study in Pennsylvania. With 2,926 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 5th out of all the majors we track in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Pennsylvania to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for computer and information sciences students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

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

Best Pennsylvania Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Computer & Information Sciences

Our 2023 rankings named West Chester University of Pennsylvania the best value school in Pennsylvania for computer and information sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at WCUPA are $11,898 per year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Kutztown University of Pennsylvania is a great value for computer and information sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Kutztown University is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Kutztown.

Kutztown University graduate students pay an average of $11,440 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Computer & Information Sciences at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means California University of Pennsylvania is a great value for computer and information sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Cal U is a medium-sized public school located in the small suburb of California.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cal U are $12,919 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. IUP is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Indiana.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at IUP are $12,618 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Pitt is a very large public school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Pitt are $25,248 a year.

Full Computer & Information Sciences at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Report

#6

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Temple University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public college with a very large student population.

Temple graduate students pay an average of $18,278 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Drexel University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate computer and information sciences programs. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Drexel are $37,074 per year.

Full Computer & Information Sciences at Drexel University Report

Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 7,126
Maryland 3,175
New Jersey 1,624
District of Columbia 847
Delaware 292

Computer & Information Sciences Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 20,748
Computer Science 15,813
Information Technology 10,754
Information Science 6,934
Computer Software & Applications 4,047
Computer Systems Analysis 817
Computer Systems Networking 720
Computer Programming 490
Other Computer & Information Sciences 443
Data Processing 205

Related Major Annual Graduates
Engineering 61,791
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 28,851
Mathematics & Statistics 15,127
Physical Sciences 12,705
Engineering Technologies 7,672

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 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 Almonroth.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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