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2023 Best Value Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas

Identifying High-Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Schools Ranked
$16,285 Avg Tuition & Fees*

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which computer science program is right 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Computer Science Degree Search has developed this Best Value Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Arkansas 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Top Value Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas
5 Total Awards
$22,563 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Arkansas to be the best value school for computer science students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Arkansas. Fayetteville, Arkansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out graduate certificates to 5 students in 2020-2021.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UARK are $22,563 a year.

UARK does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. During the 2019-2020 year, about 84% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

UARK also took the #1 spot in our Best Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas rankings.

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1 Total Awards
$11,408 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Arkansas State University - Main Campus is a great place for computer science students working on their graduate certificate who want the most bang for their educational buck. This fairly large public school is located in Jonesboro, Arkansas, and it awarded 1 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

A-State graduate students pay an average of $11,408 in tuition and fees each year.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since A-State does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 83% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

A-State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas list.

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#3

University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Little Rock, Arkansas
15 Total Awards
$14,884 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Arkansas at Little Rock. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas list. This medium-sized public school is located in Little Rock, Arkansas, and it awarded 15 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UA Little Rock are $14,884 per year.

One thing to take note of is that UA Little Rock does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 76% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

UA Little Rock not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas 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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