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2023 Best Value Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in Arizona

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Prices

3 Schools Ranked
$23,274 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$22,046 Avg Student Debt*

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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools and bootcamps that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Computer Science Degree Search has created the Best Value Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in Arizona to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in Arizona 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.

Top Value Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in Arizona

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

250 Total Awards
$16,153 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Phoenix - Arizona the best value school in Arizona for computer science students working on their graduate certificate. Located in Tempe, Arizona, the large private for-profit school handed out 250 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UOPX - Arizona are $16,153 per year.

One thing to take note of is that UOPX - Arizona does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 99% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UOPX - Arizona is ranked #1 for overall quality in Arizona.

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#2

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
6 Total Awards
$33,644 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Arizona is a great place for computer science students working on their graduate certificate who want the most bang for their educational buck. Tucson, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out graduate certificates to 6 students in 2020-2021.

University of Arizona graduate students pay an average of $33,644 in tuition and fees each year.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since University of Arizona does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 37% took at least some of their classes online.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, University of Arizona is ranked #2 for overall quality in Arizona.

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3 Total Awards
$12,904 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means American InterContinental University - Online is a great place for computer science students working on their graduate certificate who want the most bang for their educational buck. Located in Schaumburg, Arizona, the fairly large private for-profit school handed out 3 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.

AIU Online graduate students pay an average of $12,904 in tuition and fees each year.

AIU Online is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.

AIU Online also made our Best Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in Arizona list, coming in at #3.

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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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