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2023 Best Value Computer Science Basic Certificate Schools in New York

Identifying High-Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Schools Ranked
$30,766 Avg Tuition & Fees*

With all the computer science programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 and bootcamps that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Computer Science Degree Search has created its Best Value Computer Science Basic Certificate Schools in New York ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in New York to see which ones offered the best value basic certificate programs for computer science students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Top Value Computer Science Basic Certificate Schools in New York

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

Erie Community College

Buffalo, New York
11 Total Awards
$10,769 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Erie Community College to be the best value school for computer science students who want to pursue a basic certificate in New York. Located in Buffalo, New York, the medium-sized public school awarded 11 diplomas to qualifed basic certificate students in 2020-2021.

Erie Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $10,769 in tuition and fees each year.

You may have the opportunity to take online classes at Erie Community College. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 83% took at least some of their classes online.

Erie Community College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Computer Science Basic Certificate Schools in New York list.

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#2

Marist College

Poughkeepsie, New York
7 Total Awards
$41,305 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Marist College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Computer Science Basic Certificate Schools in New York list. Marist is located in Poughkeepsie, New York and has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 basic certificates to qualified students.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Marist are $41,305 per year.

Marist does offer online classes for certain degree levels. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 56% took at least some of their classes online.

Marist also took the #1 spot in our Best Computer Science Basic Certificate Schools in New York rankings.

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#3

Siena College

Loudonville, New York
1 Total Awards
$40,225 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Siena College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Computer Science Basic Certificate Schools in New York list. Siena College is a small private not-for-profit school located in Loudonville, New York that handed out 1 basic certificates in 2020-2021.

Siena undergraduate students pay an average of $40,225 in tuition and fees each year.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at Siena. In fact, around 92% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

Siena did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Computer Science Basic Certificate Schools in New York list.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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