2023 Best Value Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in District of Columbia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Prices

There are so many computer science programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school or bootcamp to be a better alternative for you.

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 Graduate Certificate Schools in District of Columbia ranking.

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. 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.

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

Top Value Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in District of Columbia

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

69 Total Awards

#1 in Quality in District of Columbia

$32,904 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found George Washington University to be the best value school for computer science students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in District of Columbia. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, the large private not-for-profit school awarded 69 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.

GWU graduate students pay an average of $32,904 in tuition and fees each year. Graduate Certificate recipients from this school accumulate an average of $29,615 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.

Online graduate courses are available at GWU, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 37% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

GWU also made our Best Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in District of Columbia list, coming in at #1.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 1 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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