2023 Best Value Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in Colorado
Identifying High-Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for computer science students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools and bootcamps with offerings that you might find attractive.
The Best Value Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in Colorado ranking is one of many tools that Computer Science Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in Colorado to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for computer science 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.
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Top Value Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in Colorado
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Our 2023 rankings named Colorado State University - Global Campus the best value school in Colorado for computer science students working on their graduate certificate. Located in Greenwood Village, Colorado, the fairly large public school awarded 45 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Colorado State University - Global Campus are $9,000 per year. Graduate Certificate recipients from this school accumulate an average of $23,015 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
If you are interested in distance education, Colorado State University - Global Campus is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
Colorado State University - Global Campus also made our Best Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in Colorado list, coming in at #2.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Colorado State University - Fort Collins helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value computer science schools in Colorado. Located in Fort Collins, Colorado, the large public school handed out 55 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Colorado State are $29,043 per year.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Colorado State. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 67% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Colorado State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in Colorado list.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Regis University is a great place for computer science students working on their graduate certificate who want the most bang for their educational buck. Located in Denver, Colorado, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 14 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
Regis U graduate students pay an average of $15,079 in tuition and fees each year.
One thing to take note of is that Regis U does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 69% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Regis U also took the #3 spot in our Best Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in Colorado rankings.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at Metropolitan State University of Denver helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value computer science schools in Colorado. Metropolitan State University of Denver is a fairly large public school located in Denver, Colorado that handed out 7 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at MSU Denver are $12,792 a year.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since MSU Denver does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 50% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
MSU Denver not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in Colorado list.
Out of the 5 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s value ranking, University of Denver landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in Denver, Colorado, the fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 58 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at DU are $53,943 a year.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at DU. During the 2019-2020 year, about 84% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, DU is ranked #4 for overall quality in Colorado.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 5 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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