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2023 Best Value Science, Technology & Society Graduate Certificate Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$30,858 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Science, Technology & Society Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 198 people earned a degree or certificate in science, technology and society, making the major the #225 most popular in the United States.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Science, Technology & Society Graduate Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the United States to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for science, tech and society students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 Science, Technology & Society Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Science, Technology & Society Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Best Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Science, Technology & Society

Our 2023 rankings named University of Wisconsin - Madison the best value school in the United States for science, technology and society students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UW - Madison are $25,501 a year.

UW - Madison excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Science, Technology & Society Graduate Certificate Schools list.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Arizona State University - Tempe helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value science, technology and society schools in the United States. Located in the city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a very large student population.

ASU - Tempe graduate students pay an average of $24,432 in tuition and fees each year.

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#3

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means San Francisco State University is a great value for science, technology and society students working on their graduate certificate. SFSU is a very large public school located in the large city of San Francisco.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SFSU are $18,242 per year.

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#4

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

Out of the 6 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, George Mason University landed the # 4 spot on the list. GMU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Fairfax.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at GMU are $37,956 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, GMU is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Science, Technology & Society Graduate Certificate Schools list.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Missouri - Columbia is a great value for science, technology and society students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Mizzou are $28,550 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Mizzou also did well on our Best Science, Technology & Society Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate science, technology and society programs. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a fairly large student population.

U-M graduate students pay an average of $50,464 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, U-M is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Science, Technology & Society Graduate Certificate Schools list.

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Science, Technology & Society by Region

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New England
Rocky Mountains
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Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 36 majors within the area of study, science, technology and society has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Science, Tech & Society

Related Major Annual Graduates
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 2,491
Sustainability Science 1,547
Nutrition Science 1,496
Behavioral Science 1,358
Computational Science 1,063

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 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).

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