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2023 Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

11 Colleges
$35,133 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$65,430 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 60,971 computer and information sciences students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #5 most popular in the country.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the New England Region 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

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

Top 10 Best Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Norwich University

Northfield, VT

Our 2023 rankings named Norwich University the best value school in the New England Region for computer and information sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the distant town of Northfield, Norwich is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Norwich graduate students pay an average of $21,914 in tuition and fees each year.

Norwich also claimed a spot on our Best Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

Full Computer & Information Sciences at Norwich University Report

#2

Champlain College

Burlington, VT

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Champlain College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Champlain is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Burlington.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Champlain are $14,310 per year.

Champlain excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list.

Full Computer & Information Sciences at Champlain College Report

#3

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Out of the 11 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

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

Harvard also took the #1 spot in our Best Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region rankings.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Worcester Polytechnic Institute. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Worcester, WPI is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at WPI are $29,040 a year.

WPI also took the #3 spot in our Best Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region rankings.

Full Computer & Information Sciences at Worcester Polytechnic Institute Report

Out of the 11 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Rhode Island landed the # 5 spot on the list. URI is a large public school located in the suburb of Kingston.

URI graduate students pay an average of $29,774 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Computer & Information Sciences at University of Rhode Island Report

#6

Tufts University

Medford, MA

Tufts University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for computer and information sciences students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Tufts graduate students pay an average of $55,216 in tuition and fees each year.

Tufts did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list.

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#7

University of Maine

Orono, ME

University of Maine did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for computer and information sciences students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the suburb of Orono, UMaine is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMaine are $29,490 per year.

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University of Massachusetts - Lowell did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for computer and information sciences students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. UMass Lowell is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Lowell.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UMass Lowell are $26,990 a year.

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#9

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

Brandeis University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate computer and information sciences programs. Brandeis is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Waltham.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Brandeis are $53,618 per year.

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University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. UMass Dartmouth is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of North Dartmouth.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMass Dartmouth are $30,153 per year.

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Best Computer & Information Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best computer and information sciences colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 3,510
Rhode Island 186
Connecticut 252
New Hampshire 861
Maine 20
Vermont 121

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

Majors Similar to Computer & Information Sciences

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 11 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.

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