2023 Best Value Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida
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.
The Best Value Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida ranking is one of many tools that Computer Science Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 3 schools in Florida 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. 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.
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Top Value Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida
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Our analysis found Florida Atlantic University to be the best value school for computer science students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Florida. Boca Raton, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out graduate certificates to 29 students in 2020-2021.
FAU graduate students pay an average of $18,482 in tuition and fees each year.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at FAU. During the 2019-2020 year, about 90% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
FAU also took the #1 spot in our Best Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida rankings.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Florida State University is a great place for computer science students working on their graduate certificate who want the most bang for their educational buck. Tallahassee, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out graduate certificates to 3 students in 2020-2021.
Florida State graduate students pay an average of $26,707 in tuition and fees each year. Graduate Certificate recipients from this school accumulate an average of $21,686 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
Florida State does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 92% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Florida State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida list.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Florida Institute of Technology is a great place for computer science students working on their graduate certificate who want the most bang for their educational buck. Florida Tech is a private not-for-profit institution located in Melbourne, Florida. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 10 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Florida Tech are $22,588 per year.
Florida Tech 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 50% 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, Florida Tech is ranked #3 for overall quality in Florida.
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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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