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2023 Best Value Science Technologies Graduate Certificate Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$33,275 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Science Technologies / Technicians Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 79 people earned a degree or certificate in science technologies / technicians, making the major the #34 most popular in the United States.

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 Science Technologies Graduate Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 2 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for science tech 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 Science Technologies / Technicians Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Science Technologies / Technicians Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Best Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Science Technologies

Our analysis found Arizona State University - Skysong to be the best value school for science technologies / technicians students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the United States. Located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at ASU - Skysong are $9,982 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, ASU - Skysong also is in the top 10% of our Best Science Technologies Graduate Certificate Schools ranking.

Full Science Technologies / Technicians at Arizona State University - Skysong Report

#2

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Northwestern University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value science technologies / technicians schools in the United States. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Northwestern graduate students pay an average of $56,567 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Northwestern is ranked #3 for overall quality for science tech in the United States.

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Science Technologies / Technicians by Region

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

Science Tech Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Other Science Technologies/Technicians 56
Physical Science Technicians 13
Nuclear & Radiological Technicians 4
General Science Technologies/Technicians 3
Biology & Biotech Lab Technician 3

Related Major Annual Graduates
Engineering 61,791
Computer & Information Sciences 60,971
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 28,851
Mathematics & Statistics 15,127
Physical Sciences 12,705

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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